Monument to Japanese Prisoners of War

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  • Памятник японским военнопленным (Оренбург). Photo 1
  • Памятник японским военнопленным (Оренбург). Photo 2
  • Памятник японским военнопленным (Оренбург). Photo 3

Description

During World War II, there were a significant number of Japanese prisoners of war on the territory of the Soviet Union. After the end of the conflict, the remains of some of them were discovered and transported to Japan for reinterment in accordance with traditional rites. In Orenburg, in the village of Rakityanka, 35 graves of Japanese prisoners of war were discovered, whose remains were exhumed and transported to their homeland in 1996-1997.

In October 2008, a monument to “Japanese prisoners of war interned on the territory of the USSR” was erected in Orenburg in honor of those who died while in captivity. Funds for the installation of the monument were allocated by the Japanese government, and the costs of its maintenance are covered by the city municipality.

In addition, soldiers of other nationalities, including citizens of Germany and its allies, also stayed and died in captivity on the territory of Orenburg. Among them were also Japanese prisoners of war. Living conditions in the prisoner of war camps were difficult, leading to a large number of deaths.

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