Commemoration Soviet Field of Honor
On April 9, 1942, the second largest shooting in our country in the Second World War took place in Amersfoort. The 77 Soviet soldiers were part of a group of 101 Soviet soldiers who had been taken prisoner of war. For the other 24, who had previously succumbed to hunger, disease and abuse, 24 white candles were lit this morning.
This group of soldiers came mainly from Uzbekistan. They had been captured by the Germans on the Eastern Front. The Germans regarded these Asian prisoners of war as subhuman† During their stay in Kamp Amersfoort they were treated brutally.
A monument has been erected on the site of their execution, where the Soviet War Cemetery Foundation has been holding an annual commemoration since 2012.
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