Sologubovka Cemetery

Sologubovka Cemetery
German War Graves Commission
(Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge)
The German military cemetery at Sologubovka
Used for those deceased 1941–1944
Established2000
Location59°41′54″N 31°6′51″E / 59.69833°N 31.11417°E / 59.69833; 31.11417
near 
Total burials34,000+
Burials by nation
Germany 34,000+
Burials by war
World War II 34,000+

Sologubovka Cemetery is a German war cemetery and the final resting place of over 30,000 German war dead from World War II.[1] Located 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of St. Petersburg in northwestern Russia, it has a capacity for a further 50,000 burials of previously lost German war dead.[2]

  1. ^ Traynor, Ian (11 September 2000). "A corner of Russia that is forever Germany". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Germans mark siege anniversary, January 21, 2004 – February 17, 2004". PetersburgCity.com. 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

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