War Memorial of Prussian and Soviet Soldiers

It was established in 1909 as a War Memorial, symbolizing the victory of Prussians over the French. An 8-ton erratic boulder was placed on a pedestal made of granite blocks, to which an eagle was attached. After 1918, plaques with the names of Sopot residents who died during World War I were added. Today, they are located in the Star of the Sea Church at 19 Tadeusz Kościuszko Street because in 1945, they were removed along with the eagle, and a red star was attached to the boulder. Below it, there is an inscription in Polish and Russian: "To the Heroes for the Liberation of Sopot." On the front face of the pedestal, basalt plaques with the names of 63 Soviet soldiers buried at the cemetery in front of the monument were placed. In total, 646 fallen soldiers rest there, mainly those who died in Sopot military hospitals, where the wounded, primarily from Gdańsk, were brought, as the Red Army did not suffer significant losses in Sopot itself. In front of the cemetery and along the road leading to the hill, concrete slabs with information about the necropolis in Polish and Russian were placed.