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Fifteen hundred candles were lit in Dusseldorf by representatives of the Russian community of Germany at the obelisk of Soviet soldiers who died in the fields of World War II. The action at the largest memorial in the region was timed to coincide with the Day of the Unknown Soldier, Russkoe Pole reports.
The number of candles lit is related to the number of soldiers buried in a mass grave. The remains of more than 35 thousand Soviet soldiers and officers rest in Dusseldorf and the surrounding area. The protesters laid out the Russian word “memory” from candles. According to historians, in the Düsseldorf area, where the mass grave is located, a military infirmary worked during the war years, in which hundreds of wounded Soviet servicemen and prisoners died.
Historians managed to find confirmation that Russian doctors worked in the infirmary. They did everything to save as many compatriots as possible from death. The doctors even issued fake death certificates and sent patients to the USSR across the Polish border.
During the commemorative event, a mourning liturgy and performances by Russian compatriots took place at the obelisk. The action was organized by the Memory public organization.
Russkiy Mir
