Battle of the Seelow Heights Memorial

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The Battle of the Seelow Heights Memorial commemorates the Soviet soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Seelow Heights. Located at 28a Küstriner Street in Seelow, Germany, the memorial and its adjacent cemetery are maintained by the city of Seelow and the associated museum. The memorial consists of two levels: the lower level contains graves, while the upper level features a statue of a Soviet soldier.

History: In November 1945, three memorials honoring fallen Soviet soldiers were unveiled along German National Road No. 1. On 11 November, the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten was dedicated; on 17 November, a memorial at the Prussian King Bastion in Kostrzyn nad Odrą was unveiled; and on 27 November, the Battle of the Seelow Heights Memorial was officially dedicated. The unveilings were attended by military delegations from the four victorious Allied powers. The monument is situated on a Soviet soldiers' cemetery in Seelow. On 8 December 1946, the cemetery was placed under the care of the city. In 1972, the authorities of East Germany expanded the area around the memorial and opened a museum. During the museum's construction, the cemetery and statue were restored. In 1977, an...