Inauguration of the Russian Cemetery at Wieselburg

Notes:

A Russian Orthodox priest leads Russian prisoners in the dedication of a new cemetery memorial at the prison camp cemetery at Wieselburg. The monument was a large white stone obelisk with an Orthodox cross; it was decorated for the ceremony with a funeral wreath and ribbon.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Wieselburg, Religion, Cemetery, Religious Service, Russian POWs, Austrian Officers, Austrian Nurses, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: YMCA Photo Collection A, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Photo 33H, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1473