Another memorial plaque to Azerbaijani prisoners unveiled in Germany
Berlin, April 20, AZERTAC
A memorial plaque dedicated to Azerbaijani prisoners captured during the World War II, designed by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Germany in Azerbaijani and German, was unveiled at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial Complex in Lohheide.
Nasimi Aghayev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Germany, Hanna Naber, President of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony, Julia Willie Hamburg, Minister for Education of Lower Saxony, Elke Gryglewski, Managing Director of the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation and Director of the Bergen-Belsen Memorial, as well as members of the Azerbaijani diaspora, attended the unveiling ceremony.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Nasimi Aghayev noted that the previous two memorial plaques dedicated to Azerbaijani compatriots were unveiled by the Azerbaijani Embassy at the Dachau Memorial Site and Sachsenhausen Memorial Complex in 2024 and 2025.
Nasimi Aghayev highlighted Azerbaijan’s unparalleled contribution to the victory over fascism. According to him, around 700,000 Azerbaijanis fought on the front line, with more than 300,000 killed during World War II. He underscored that Azerbaijan was also instrumental on the home front, supplying 80 percent of the gasoline used by the Soviet Army.
Akim Jah, Head of the Research and Documentation Department and Rolf Keller, Member of the International Advisory Board of the Bergen Belsen Memorial Complex, described the installation of the plaque as a tribute to Azerbaijani soldiers who died or were tortured in the camp.
Following the opening remarks, participants laid wreaths at the plaque and paid tribute to the deceased prisoners.
A total of around 120,000 people from many European countries were imprisoned in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Of these, 52,000 perished in the camp itself or died from the effects of their imprisonment shortly after liberation.
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