Travel Guide "Remembrance Connects Region Oder-Warta"

68 69 The Space of Fat e The Space of Fat e The German War Graves Commission was founded in 1919 after the end of the First World War and has since looked after the graves of 2 . 7 million fallen Germans at 833 war cemeteries in 46 countries. To this day, 1 . 3 million fallen German soldiers are still considered missing in action throughout Europe. The German war dead, having fallen in the region during the Second World War, were often buried in communal cemeteries in the respective area. In the Oderbruch area, graves of German martyrs are documented today in 60 church cemeteries. One of the largest war cemeteries in the region is the one located in Lietzen. It had already been established du- ring the fighting in spring 1945 and was transformed into a dignified site from the 1970 s onwards. In 1992 , a partial renovation was carried out and a burial ground was prepared for further interments, which have been taking place regularly since then. For some years now, Lietzen is one of the locations considered for the main ceremonies focused on remembering former battles in Oderbruch. A complete overview of all war ceme- teries cared for by the German War Graves Commission is available at www.volksbund.de . Kriegsgräberstätte Lietzen 15306 Lietzen Ortsausgang Richtung Seelow GPS : 52 ° 28 ‘ 34 . 0 “N 14 ° 21 ‘ 03 . 8 “E Stare Czarnowo (Neumark) 74 - 106 Stare Czarnowo GPS : 53 ° 17 ‘ 43 . 35 “N; 14 ° 43 ‘ 31 . 54 “E German war cemeteries in the region The Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (German War Graves Commission) maintains the war cemeteries of the fallen soldiers of the German Armed Forces in the Second World War. A detailed list is available at www.sowjetische-memoriale.de Numerous memorials, monuments and places of remembrance in the Oder-Warthe region commemorate the fighting in the last months of the Second World War, along with the deportation of workers in the occu- pied countries of Europe by the henchmen of the Nazi regime. In the course of the withdrawal of the Russian armed forces from Germany, an agreement signed on 16 December 1992 between the government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Russian Federation assured special protection and preservation of the various places of remembrance. This also applies to the remains of German and Soviet soldiers. which are still being found today. They are Soviet cemeteries in the region Numerous places of remembrance commemorate the fate of Soviet soldiers and citizens who lost their lives in battles and under inhumane conditions in Nazi forced labour camps. being recovered and buried in one of the war-grave cemeteries. Here is an overview of a selection of monuments and places of remem- brance: Russian cemeteries: in Chojna, Cybinka, Międzyrzecz, Myślibórz, Rzepin, Gorzów Wielkopolski Soviet memorials for fallen soldiers: Buckow (Märkische Schweiz), Briesen (Mark), Müncheberg, Neuhardenberg War cemeteries: Altlandsberg, Britz, Frankfurt (Oder), Güldendorf, Fürstenwalde/Spree, Liepe (Barnim), Strausberg, Wriezen Soviet honorary cemeteries: Alt Mahlisch, Bad Freienwalde (Oder), Eberswalde, Frankfurt (Oder), Fürstenwalde/Spree, Genschmar, Groß Neuendorf, Küstrin-Kietz, Lebus, Letschin, Lindendorf, Manschnow, Platkow, Reitwein, Sachsendorf, Seelow, Steinhöfel, Werneuchen, Woltersdorf Tank memorials: Kienitz, Kunowice