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Members of the search movement in Kaliningrad were able to establish the names of almost 29,000 Soviet soldiers who died during the battles in the former German province of East Prussia, RIA Novosti reports.
The project is aimed at perpetuating the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland. This work is carried out by members of the Heritage of the Kaliningrad Land regional public organization. They won the funds for its implementation in a competition for a presidential grant. The program began in the spring and will end at the end of the year.
The regional government explained that the project covered not only the westernmost region of Russia, but also Polish territory.
According to official data, 34,166 Red Army soldiers are buried in mass graves in Polish cities and towns of Braniewo, Węgorzewo, Gizycko, Krynica Morska, Malbork, who died in the battles for the freedom of the people of Poland. Until today, only 13% of them were considered known. The project made it possible to restore the names of 32,922 fallen heroes.
All the graves that searchers investigated appeared after the war. The Polish side reburied the dead. The documents on the losses of the Red Army in these territories are generally in a condition suitable for processing.
Russkiy Mir
