The Soviet war cemetery on Sinyavinsky Heights 3/3 The defense of the city of Leningrad and the fight against the German Wehrmacht cost millions of Soviet soldiers their lives.[i] During the war, the Red Army buried its soldiers in anti-tank ditches or in temporary graves; later, the graves were marked with a simple stake and a … Continue reading One battlefield, two memories 3/3
Tag: WWII
Graves of German WWII Soldiers
Dissertation - Abstract German Military Cemetery, Besedino/Kursk, Russia GERMAN SOLDIERS GRAVES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR BETWEEN HERO GLORIFICATION AND A SIGN OF RECONCILIATION – CULTURAL HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TREATMENT OF THE DEATH IN WAR Ten cultural-historical case studies investigate how deaths in war were dealt with based on soldier … Continue reading Graves of German WWII Soldiers
„70 Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges“
Methodenseminar mit Volksbund-Beteiligung in Kursk 28. April 2016 Foto: Marina Ignatova, v.l.n.r. Jörg Schgalin (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.), Marina Ignatova (Südwestliche Staatliche Universität Kursk), Julia Makarova (Zentrum für Patriotismus und Kriegsgräbersuche Wolgograd), na Janz (Volksbund), Michael Schukov (Jugendagentur „Interaktiv“ Jaroslawl) Vom 17. bis 22. April 2016 trafen sich etwa 50 Vertreter von Schulen, Jugendorganisationen und … Continue reading „70 Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges“
Dr Nina Janz 