Rovaniemi German Military Cemetery Explained

The German Military Cemetery (Finnish: Saksalaisten sotilaiden hautausmaa, German: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof) of Rovaniemi is located on lake Norvajärvi, in Finnish Lapland.[1] It is the final resting place of 2,530 German soldiers who died in the Finnish regions of Lapland and Oulu during World War II.[2] [3] It was inaugurated on August 31, 1963 and is managed by the German War Graves Commission.[4] The red granite structure houses a mausoleum as well as a bronze interpretation of the Pieta, depicting a mother holding her fallen son.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pajula . Eero . Saksalaisten hautausmaa Norvajärvellä Rovaniemellä . YouTube.com . Lapin Kansa . 1 January 2023 . fi . video . 5 June 2013.
  2. News: Saksalaisten viimeinen leposija täyttää 50 vuotta . 50th anniversary of the final resting place of Germans . 1 January 2023 . Yle . 22 May 2013 . fi.
  3. Web site: German Soldiers' Cemetery in Rovaniemi . 2022-11-15 . Visit Rovaniemi . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Kriegsgräberstätte: Rovaniemi-Norvajaervi - Bau, Pflege und Instandsetzung Volksbund.de . 2022-11-15 . kriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de.
  5. News: Särkiö . Pekka . Saksalaisten sotilaiden hautausmaa Lapissa 50 vuotta . 1 January 2023 . Kotimaa . 5 June 2013 . fi.

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