War Cemetery "Loladse"for Georgians
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War Cemetery "Loladse"for Georgians
Waymark Code: WM2R26
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 12/11/2007
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War Cemetery "Loladse"for Georgians
Oorlogbegraafplaats "Loladse" voor Georgiërs
The soldiers burried at this cemetery are the casualties of the Georgian Uprising of Texel on April 4th to May 20th 1945,
by Soviet Georgian soldiers on the island of Texel.
The uprising was against the Germans who had taken over the Dutch island during World War II.
The event is sometimes described as Europe's last battlefield.
De 'Russenoorlog' is de opstand van Georgische soldaten in het Duitse leger op Texel in april-mei 1945.
Duizenden Georgiërs waren door de Duitsers krijgsgevangen gemaakt in 1941-1942.
Date of Dedication: 05/20/1945
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: always open
Access times: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Zuidhaffel 45
Den Burg, Netherlands
Commemoration: Prisoners of War on the Eastern front
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