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Polish War Cemetery, Shahrisabz

A cemetery of Polish soldiers who died in 1942 while the Anders Army was being formed near Shahrisabz.

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About the place

During the Second World War the Polish army of General Anders was formed in the Soviet Union, and some of its units were stationed around Shahrisabz in 1942. This cemetery holds soldiers who died here during that time; it is one of seventeen Polish war cemeteries in Uzbekistan, whose name lists the Polish embassy put online in 2024.

Why go

  • A quiet memorial to the Anders Army
  • One of seventeen Polish war cemeteries in Uzbekistan
  • Names of the buried published online

Sources (2)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.pl.wikipedia.org

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