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  • Memorial to Romanian POWs Who Died in Armenia Unveiled in Yerevan

    MEMORIAL TO ROMANIAN PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIED IN ARMENIA UNVEILED IN
    YEREVAN


    YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A memorial to Romanian prisoners of
    war who were taken prisoners in the 1941-45 World War and died in
    Armenia was unveiled in the Kanaker-Zeytun community of Yerevan. The
    memorial construction was financed by the Romanian government. As
    Romanian Deputy Ambassador to Armenia, Gabriel Grecu said at the
    solemn unveiling ceremony, 140 thousand Romanian soldiers were taken
    prisoners during the Second World War. They were moved to various
    countries. The prisoners of war who moved to Armenia lived in camps
    and took part in construction activities. In his words, according to
    not precise data, 175 thousand Romanian prisoners of war were buried
    in Armenia, but only 90 prisoners of war were mentioned in
    documents. Historian Ara Demirkhanian also emphasized that 943 of
    prisoners of war brought to Armenia after the Second World War were
    buried here.
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