Armenpress

NGO RESTORES GERMAN PoW CEMETERY IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS; Greta Mirzoyan,
chairwoman of an NGO called ‘Soldier’s Mother’, said
today members of her organization have restored a
cemetery of German prisoners of war who died here in
the late 1940-s and early 50-s.
She said the cemetery was discovered near
Yeraskhavan village in Ararat province when she and
some others members of the organization were visiting
an Armenian military unity near the border with
Azerbaijani enclave Nakhichevan. She said what
remained from the cemetery were several wooden
crosses. Greta Mirzoyan said the cemetery was
recovered with the assistance of Armenian defense
ministry- bigger crosses were put on every grave and
inscriptions were made, “Here Rest German Prisoners of
War, Victims of WW II.”
Mirzoyan said the German embassy in Armenia
commended their action describing it as ‘reflection of
diplomatic and humanitarian attitude of Armenians
towards the German people.”