Latvia

Valka (1. WK)

Total Occupation: 60 fatalities

Total Occupation: 60 fatalities


Address

Miera iela

4701 Valka

Latvia


The cemetery measures 170 m² and is bordered by 20 concrete posts connected by metal pipes in 2 rows.

The cemetery consists of a mass grave (9.10 x 12.10 m), in the center of which is a granite memorial with the following text:
GERMAN WAR GRAVE 1914 - 1918 HERE REST 46 GERMAN WARRIORS THEY ALL DIED IN LOYAL SERVICE TO THEIR FATHERLAND HONOR THEIR MEMORY. 1939

On the longer edge of the mass grave there are 7 concrete slabs on the memorial with the names, units and dates of death of the buried soldiers. A small oak tree grows in the far left corner of the mass grave. According to the text on the memorial, 46 German soldiers are buried in the cemetery. According to the plaques, 39 known and 21 unknown soldiers are buried.