Cemetery of soviet prisoners in Kielce

The cemetery of soviet prisoners of war in Kielce is the burial place of Soviet prisoners of war, who were victims of the Soviet chemist, who got nearby during the previous time of the second fight. It is located in Kielce, Bukówka, on the eastern side of the Telegraph. The inscription on the plaque reads: Here, prisoners of war soldiers of the Soviet Army, buried here after murder by Nazi torturers in 1941-1944.

History

The camp for Soviet prisoners of war was established in 1941 in the so-called Fijałkowski's barracks, barracks. 2 km from city. The Germans brought here people who were employed for snow clearance, loading wagons in stocks in Kielce and cutting trees. It is estimated that about 10,000. people were in the camp. There was a high mortality among them, resulting from the main disease, red epidemic, typhus and starvation. About 500 prisoners of war were shot. In 1944, the camp was mentioned as a branch of Stalag 367 in Częstochowa.

In the camp, which existed until the summer of 1944, until than about 12 thousand people died. 11.2 thousand of them are buried in mass graves near Bukówka. In 1959, 29 quarters were erected on this site with soviet borders and star stars. The cemetery is fenced with a net on the foundation, in the middle there is a concrete alley, leading a monument - a structure made of red sandstone, ended with two metal pipes.