MONUMENTS

1941, 1982

State index: 1.5.12

Architects: R. Nersisyan, G. Yolyan, S. Manukyan

Sculptors: A. Samvelyan, G. Hovsepyan

It is located in the southeastern part of the city, in the central cemetery of Yerevan. It occupies an area of 17.6x10.1 meters. During the Great Patriotic or World War II (1941-1945), Armenians and soldiers of other nationalities and officers who had died in Yerevanian military hospitals were buried here. Within 1980-1982 a military memorial complex was created, having taken already existing graves as a basis.

The complex is consisted of the memorial wall, the monument with sculptures of a two of soldiers, and the tombstones (26 rows, 10 at each) on both sides of the basalt-paved road leading to the monument, on which are written the names of the victims in Russian. As building materials were used tuff, basalt and etc.

Armenian heroes of the Soviet Union, prominent Armenian figures of the Soviet Army, Armenian and foreign soldiers and officers are buried in this military graveyard.

Let’s mention some of them:

Hero of the Union Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Major General Ashot Ghazaryan (1921-1995), Commander of Tamanyan N 89 Armenian Division, Major General Nver Safaryan (1907-1982), Hero of the USSR Ashkharhbek Ghazaryan (1921-1986), Hero of the USSR, colonel Andranik Manukyan (1916-1986), Hero of the USSR, colonel, archeologist Gedeon Mikayelyan (1907-1985), Hero of the USSR, Lieutenant General Sargis Martirosyan (1900-1984), Hero of the USSR, colonel Georgi Hakobyants (1920-1976), Major General Nikolay Novitsky (in 1945 was reburied from the Children’s Park), Aviation Major General Aram Sarkisyan (1922-1985), 

Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Professor Ruben Barseghyan (1933-2006), honored doctor of the Republic of Armenia, Professor Gagik Mkhoyan (1950-2009) and others.

“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO

Yerevan Municipality