Maps of Power

Gradsko, German Military Cemetery

Description

To the South-West of the village of Gradsko, i.e. in its immediate vicinity, is located a German Military Cemetery in the fields, which has not been documented by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge so far. Once it was an impressive monumental complex, which is today in ruins. The main feature of the cemetery was a monument, showing a wounded German soldier in the middle, being led by two German soldiers on the left and the right. Photographs from the 1930s convey the monument's impressive dimensions. In front of the monument tombstones of German soldiers are to be found. At an unknown date (during or after the Second World War?) the site has been destroyed and remains in ruins. Since we only managed to find the cemetery at nightfall during our survey in May 2025, our photographs were taken in the dark. Still, the only existing feature of the monument, the boots of the German soldiers, can be discerned.

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Remnants of the Monument, the Boots of the German Soldiers
Remnants of the Monument, the Boots of the German Soldiers
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Remnants of the Monument, the Boots of the German Soldiers
Remnants of the Monument, the Boots of the German Soldiers
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The Main Monument of the German Military Cemetery in Gradsko in the 1930s
The Main Monument of the German Military Cemetery in Gradsko in the 1930s
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The Main Monument of the German Military Cemetery in Gradsko in the 1930s
The Main Monument of the German Military Cemetery in Gradsko in the 1930s
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Tombstone of a German Soldier
Tombstone of a German Soldier
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Tombstone of a German Soldier
Tombstone of a German Soldier
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Tombstone of a German Soldier
Tombstone of a German Soldier
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