Field of Honour Fort IX
There are about 70.000 (!) prisoners of war of different nationalities (mainly Soviet) buried around the notorious Fort "IX". They perished in the period 1941-1944. A central memorial commemorates these victims.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Lennard Bolijn
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Museum
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Monument
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Cemetery
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Remembrance Stone
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Fortification
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