Russian War Cemetery Tjøtta

Norway / Nordland / Tjotta /
 Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery, grave, war memorial, war cemetery
The Soviet prisoners of war who died in North Norway during World War II, were buried in ordinary cemeteries. After the war, however, the Norwegian authorities decided that they should be moved and brought together in a common cemetery on state ground in Tjøtta.

The cemetery was consecrated in 1953 and comprises an enclosed common grave to the north with 6,725 dead, and 826 individual graves to the south.

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Coordinates:   65°50'43"N   12°23'38"E
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