The Rossoschka German War Cemetery is located 37 kilometers northwest of the city center of

Volgograd Volgograd,. formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of , with a population ...

on the Rossoschka River in

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

. It is a resting place and a place of remembrance for those who died in the

Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad ; see . rus, links=on, Сталинградская битва, r=Stalingradskaya bitva, p=stəlʲɪnˈɡratskəjə ˈbʲitvə. (17 July 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, ...

and for those missing whose bodies could not be recovered. The Rossoshka Soviet War Cemetery is also located nearby and contains Russian burials from the same battle. 65,000 German soldiers are reported to be buried at Rossoschka, and in September 2019, 1,837 more soldiers were laid to rest there, these soldiers remains had been discovered in a mass grave in

Stalingrad Volgograd,. geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area o ...

a year earlier (25 September 2018) while moving a water pipeline. The cemetery is maintained by the

German War Graves Commission The German War Graves Commission (, ) is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of German war graves in Europe and North Africa. Its objectives are acquisition, maintenance and care of German war graves; tending to next of kin; youth and ed ...

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* German War Graves Commission Cemeteries in Russia Military cemeteries Military history of Germany World War II cemeteries {{Mil-memorial-stub