Guest geoff501 Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 Name: KANDOUROW, PIOT Initials: P Nationality: Russian Rank: Soldier Regiment: Russian Army Date of Death: 05/05/1917 Casuality Type: Foreign National Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6 Grave 57. Cemetery: HAUTMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 спать хорошо солдат Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoff501 Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 спать хорошо солдат My Russian is not so hot, actually zero. I presume this is Raising a Glass or Rest In Peace. Thanks, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 Hello My Russian language ability is all from Bond films..."death to spies" etc etc isnt that useful a phrase, wheres the toilet might be more use Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 My Russian is not so hot, actually zero. I presume this is Raising a Glass or Rest In Peace. Thanks, Geoff Literal translation is sleep well soldier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoff501 Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 My Russian language ability is all from Bond films..."death to spies" etc etc isnt that useful a phrase, wheres the toilet might be more use The translation of 'zwei bier' into any other language is probably a priority. More usefull than 'My hovercraft is full of eels'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 On a more serious note, Hautmont Cemetery has several Russian burials. As the village was behind German lines from early in the war, I presume they were PoWs, but can anyone confirm? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 On a more serious note, Hautmont Cemetery has several Russian burials. As the village was behind German lines from early in the war, I presume they were PoWs, but can anyone confirm? John John The info on the CWGC site regarding Hautmont Cemetery states - 'The communal cemetery was used by the German troops for the burial of their dead, and the Allied prisoners who died in the local German hospitals were buried there by the authorities of the town'. I think this pretty much guarantees that Piot was a German POW when he died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 "Sleep Well Soldier" sounds pretty good to me. Remembering, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 5 May , 2006 Share Posted 5 May , 2006 'The communal cemetery was used by the German troops for the burial of their dead, and the Allied prisoners who died in the local German hospitals were buried there by the authorities of the town'. I think this pretty much guarantees that Piot was a German POW when he died. But was he a member of the Russian Expeditionary Force (fighting with the French), or did the Germans actually move Russian POWs from the Eastern Front all the way across Europe to a POW camp in France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoff501 Posted 6 May , 2006 Share Posted 6 May , 2006 John The info on the CWGC site regarding Hautmont Cemetery states - 'The communal cemetery was used by the German troops for the burial of their dead, and the Allied prisoners who died in the local German hospitals were buried there by the authorities of the town'. I think this pretty much guarantees that Piot was a German POW when he died. Of the 156 foreign nationals burials in Hautmont, 100 are of the Russian army. The dates of death all seem to be 1917-1918, so presumably these are the POWs. The 100 burials is probably a high percentage of Russian burials in CWGCs care. About 20 of the Russian burials here are in two mass graves, with various dates of death through 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 6 May , 2006 Share Posted 6 May , 2006 Will Yes - I'd seen the CWGC info. Perhaps I worded my post badly - the intent of my question was the same as Broz's. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 6 May , 2006 Share Posted 6 May , 2006 Will Yes - I'd seen the CWGC info. Perhaps I worded my post badly - the intent of my question was the same as Broz's. John Ah.........in that case, I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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