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Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery

Index Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery

Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery on Tjøtta has more than 7,500 war graves, mostly Russians who were taken prisoners by Nazi Germany. [1]

4 relations: Nazi Germany, Russians, Tjøtta, Tjøtta International War Cemetery.

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Russians

Russians (русские, russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. The majority of Russians inhabit the nation state of Russia, while notable minorities exist in other former Soviet states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and the Baltic states. A large Russian diaspora also exists all over the world, with notable numbers in the United States, Germany, Israel, and Canada. Russians are the most numerous ethnic group in Europe. The Russians share many cultural traits with their fellow East Slavic counterparts, specifically Belarusians and Ukrainians. They are predominantly Orthodox Christians by religion. The Russian language is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and also spoken as a secondary language in many former Soviet states.

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Tjøtta

Tjøtta is a village and former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Tjøtta International War Cemetery

Tjøtta International War Cemetery is a war cemetery on Tjøtta founded in 1970.

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Redirects here:

Tjotta Russian War Cemetery.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tjøtta_Russian_War_Cemetery

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