Golm war cemetery

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Golm war cemetery is a major World War II military cemetery on the island of Usedom in Germany, commemorating thousands of war victims and civilians killed in the bombing of Swinemünde.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II memorial site
war cemetery
adjacentTo nature reserve Golm
burialPlaceOf German soldiers
civilian refugees
forced labourers
prisoners of war
victims of the 12 March 1945 air raid on Swinemünde
commemorates civilian victims
military victims
refugees from East Prussia and Pomerania
victims of World War II
victims of flight and expulsion during World War II
victims of the bombing of Swinemünde
country Germany
hasHeritageDesignation war graves site
hasMemorialType civilian war victims cemetery
military cemetery
hasPart central memorial
mass graves
memorial stones
paths and terraces on Golm hill
hasView town of Świnoujście
Świna estuary
inception 1940s
languageOfSignage English
German
Polish
locatedIn Golm hill
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Usedom
linked to: Island of Usedom

near Kamminke
near Świnoujście
locatedNear Polish-German border
Swinemünde
locatedOn Baltic Sea island of Usedom
linked to: Island of Usedom
maintainedBy German War Graves Commission
Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
purpose commemoration of war victims
education about the consequences of war
remembrance of civilian casualties of bombing
significantEvent bombing of Swinemünde on 12 March 1945
subjectOf guided tours
historical research on the bombing of Swinemünde
topographicLocation on one of the highest elevations on Usedom

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Golm hasPart Golm war cemetery