Cimetière militaire soviétique de Noyers-Saint-Martin

The Soviet military cemetery in Noyers-Saint-Martin is a burial ground spanning approximately 1.6 hectares with a total of 4,598 graves across French soil. The site contains 78 individual burials and 4,520 remains housed in three ossuaries.

The French state established this cemetery in 1980 to gather Soviet soldiers' remains from 38 departments across France following World War II. The consolidation of scattered graves was necessary to create a unified memorial space.

The site features the 'Flowers of Freedom' monument created by Vladimir Surovtsev in 2001, which honors the memory of Soviet soldiers who died far from home. Visitors and families gather here to pay respects and commemorate those whose stories might otherwise be forgotten.

The cemetery is open daily to visitors and maintained regularly by the French government with careful attention to preservation. The grounds are easy to navigate and accessible year-round.

Among those buried here are soldiers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine who fell far from home. This diversity reflects how soldiers from across the Soviet Union ended up in France.