Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery

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Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery, War cemetery in Tjøtta, Norway

The cemetery contains 826 individual graves and a mass grave holding 6,725 individuals who died during World War II in North Norway.

Norwegian authorities established this cemetery in 1953 to consolidate graves of Soviet prisoners of war from various locations across North Norway.

The cemetery includes memorial stones and crosses that represent different nationalities, including Russian, Polish, Serbian prisoners, and Norwegian citizens.

Located at coordinates 65.84089° latitude and 12.39243° longitude, the cemetery sits on state-owned land in Alstahaug Municipality.

Many graves remain anonymous due to the condition of remains recovered from the Rigel shipwreck, which sank near Rosøya island in 1944.

Location: Alstahaug Municipality

GPS coordinates: 65.84089,12.39243

Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:50

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