High-Profile Ceremony in Maribor to Remember Russian POWs

Maribor, 24 June - Several thousands Soviet prisoners of war (POWs) are estimated to have perished in a Nazi Germany prisoner camp in Maribor during WWII, which will set the stage for a high-profile Russian-Slovenian ceremony on 8 July.

Maribor The site of the former Nazi prisoner camp in Maribor. Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
The site of the former Nazi prisoner camp in Maribor.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor The site of the former Nazi prisoner camp in Maribor. Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
The site of the former Nazi prisoner camp in Maribor.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

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