Soviet War Memorials
Soviet War Memorials may refer to a number of different memorials in different countries honoring the Soviet Union's Red Army sacrifice in the Second World War, specifically in the specific regions that were liberated. Some of the memorials have been relocated (Bronze Soldier in Tallinn) or removed (Monument to Brotherhood in Arms, Warsaw), some changed their meaning (Liberty Statue in Budapest).
Czech Republic
- Monument to Soviet Tank Crews - first painted, later removed
- Monument in Kralovo Pole in Brno[1]
Germany
- Soviet War Memorial (Treptower Park), a memorial in Treptower Park, Berlin
- Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten), a memorial in Tiergarten, Berlin
- Soviet War Memorial (Schönholzer Heide), a memorial in Schönholzer Heide, Berlin
Estonia
- Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, relocated to Tallinn Military Cemetery in 2007
Hungary
- Liberty Statue (Budapest), the Soviet inscription has been replaced
- Liberty Square (Budapest)
- Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial, now in Memento Park
North Korea
Poland
Slovakia
United Kingdom
- Soviet War Memorial (London), a memorial in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park (area surrounding the Imperial War Museum), London.[2]
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Joseph Stalin is still quoted in stone in German and Russian at least in Treptow[3] and Vienna.[4] Such inscriptions have been generally removed in Soviet Union and Soviet block countries.
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