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Soviet War Memorial, War memorial in Pankow, Germany.

The Soviet War Memorial in Buch is a memorial and former burial site in the old village core, on a walled section of the Schlosspark next to the restored Schlosskirche Buch. It consists of a stepped base, a pedestal and a pyramidal obelisk designed by Johann Tenne in a neo-classical style. The Wiltbergstraße runs directly alongside, and the S-Bahn station Berlin-Buch is 150 metres away.

The memorial was built in 1947–1948 on the orders of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany, following a design by Johann Tenne. It commemorated Red Army soldiers who fell in the area during the Battle of Berlin in April 1945. Originally a memorial and burial site, it has served as a memorial only since the dead were reburied at the Soviet War Memorial in Schönholzer Heide. In the 1990s the Land Berlin restored the ensemble for 60,000 DM.

The memorial stands on a fenced section of the Schlosspark beside the restored Schlosskirche Buch, in the old village core. Since the dead were moved to Schönholzer Heide, it has served only as a place of remembrance, not a burial site. The Wiltbergstraße runs directly alongside.

The grounds are accessible on foot with plenty of space to explore and multiple pathways between burial chambers. Visitors should allow time to walk through the different areas and read the inscriptions throughout the site.

The memorial was designed by Johann Tenne, whose base, pedestal and pyramidal obelisk echo early Neoclassical forms so as to fit the neighbouring Buch palace park. The graves were later moved to the Soviet memorial on Schönholzer Heide, so no soldiers lie here today. In the 1990s the Land Berlin restored the ensemble for 60,000 DM.

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1948
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granite, Muschelkalk
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52.63548,13.49561
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