Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Baruth/Mark, Soviet military cemetery in Baruth/Mark, Germany.
The Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Baruth/Mark is a memorial cemetery in Brandenburg with an honor court at its center, featuring a 20 meter obelisk topped with a red star and flanked by two tank monuments. The grounds contain orderly rows of graves, pathways, and planted areas that structure the space and guide visitors through the site.
Engineer-Lieutenant Viktorow designed the cemetery, built in 1946 and 1947 for 1,208 soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Tank Armies of the 1st Ukrainian Front who fell in the Halbe pocket. In 1991, 91 soldiers previously buried at a temporary site in Ragow were added. After the 1992 German-Russian war graves agreement, restoration ran from 2004 to 2007, funded by 808,000 euros from Brandenburg and 72,800 euros from Russia.
The cemetery features inscriptions in both German and Russian, reflecting its role in maintaining remembrance across two nations after reunification. Visitors walking through the grounds experience a shared space where both languages acknowledge the soldiers remembered here.
The site lies on a small rise beside the B 96, reached by three steps or by ramps on either side of the entrance; bollards keep vehicles from parking in front. The main axis leads to the honor hall and its 20-meter obelisk. The grounds are open during the day and are maintained under the 1992 German-Russian war graves agreement.
The two T-34 tanks flanking the entrance were sandblasted and recoated by the Bundeswehr at its repair facility in Doberlug-Kirchhain during the 2004–2006 restoration. The stone plinths beneath them and the stair cheeks were renewed in Elbe sandstone and Rüdersdorf limestone. Grave slabs stolen by metal thieves were replaced with plastic worthless to them.
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