Soviet War Memorial

The Soviet War Memorial in the Schönholzer Heide in Berlin-Pankow is an important memorial site and military cemetery commemorating the victims of World War II. The complex was designed between 1947 and 1949 by a group of Soviet architects and contains the graves of more than 13,000 fallen Red Army soldiers. At its center rises a towering obelisk made of syenite, with bronze plaques bearing the names of fallen officers mounted on its base. In front of the obelisk stands a large statue of Mother Russia mourning her fallen son. Eight burial chambers line the main axis, while a wall around the memorial carries the names of identified victims on bronze plaques. The site also holds special significance for Soviet prisoners of war, who are honored here as well. Following a comprehensive restoration that lasted until 2013, the memorial is now open to the public and is maintained as a place of remembrance and peace.