Soviet WWII Memorial - Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
N 48° 44.106 E 019° 08.688
34U E 363590 N 5399669
A memorial to the Soviets that lost their lives liberating Slovakia from Nazi Germany
Waymark Code: WM9N1C
Location: Banskobystrický kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 09/06/2010
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The granite obelisk is approximately 30 feet and stands in the city center plaza of Banská Bystrica as a memorial to the Soviet soldiers that died in the area during WWII.
It is possible that it is symbolic of a tomb of an unknown soldier.
The Slovak inscription on the side reads like a poem and is roughly translated as:
Hero
Soviet Army
fallen
for independence
Soviet Union
for the resurrection
Republic of Czechoslovakia
The Russian wording is unknown at this time.