Travel Pro Places of Interest #111: WWII Memorial Park, Odessa Ukraine! Part Four (10 photos)
Hey there my Steemit friends! In this Travel Pro Places of Interest Series we focus on specific places of interest for a given location. This may come in the form of parks, museums, beaches, cathedrals, and much more. Always an interesting series and always informative!
The WWII Memorial Park in Odessa Ukraine will bring out a mixed bag of emotions for most visitors. At times I felt like a young boy in the most amazing jungle gym, making believe I was GI Joe. Other times I felt deep sadness for those who lost their lives by the very machines I was smiling next to while having my photo taken.
There were a lot of families at this park and the young children seemed to all be having a great time as these machines of death were nothing more than fun objects to climb on. The image of the young children with these war machines was humbling and in a few photos in this five part series you will be able to draw your own conclusions on exactly that.
The park is in the southern part of the city, you can get here on bus 175 from the city center. It will take about an hour and only cost 20 cents. It's the last stop and is also a short walk from the Ocean. There is also a forested area but the main attraction is all the WWII war machines on display including tanks, anti-aircraft guns, cannons, mines, missiles, a fighter jet, bombs, torpedoes, and even a huge submarine!
Odessa was invaded by the German Nazis and Romanians and defended by the Russian Red Army. Many people lost their lives during intense fighting. The Axis forces prevailed and occupied Odessa resulting in the Odessa Massacre of October 1941.
In a two day span 30,000 Jews were killed in Odessa and soon after the total grew to over 100,000 Ukrainian Jews being shot, burned alive, and murdered from areas between the Dniester and Bug rivers. Welcome to the horrors of WWII in this special five part Travel Pro WWII Memorial Series. Now come along and lets have a look as some of the machines of death used during this tragic blip on the timeline of humanity; from the WWII Memorial in Odessa Ukraine.
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At the end of World War II and the postwar period, German occupation and German descent were expelled from various Eastern European countries and sent to the remaining regions of Germany and Austria. After 1950, several Germans who were expelled moved to the United States, Australia and other countries. The areas affected by this eviction included the former eastern Germany which was annexed by Poland and the Soviet Union after the war, as well as Germans who lived in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia and the Baltic states in the pre-war period . Previously the Nazis had made plans - to annihilate Slavs and Jews from Eastern Europe and settle the area with Germans, although this plan had not yet been realized due to the defeat of the Nazis. [1] [2] The expulsion of the Germans in the postwar period changed the ethnic and geopolitical distribution of Eastern Europe and was a direct impact of World War II. This expulsion is part of an effort to make ethnically homogeneous countries within established borders after the war. [3] Between 1944 and 1948, around 31 million Germans ('Volksdeutsche') and German citizens ('Reichsdeutsche') had been permanently or temporarily moved from Central and Eastern Europe.
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EXCEPTIONAL post and photos my Friend! :) I find history so intriguing. I could only imagine the emotions there. It would be EXTREMELY hard for me to visit there and not get emotional. I did not know the history regarding Odessa Ukraine. Thanks again and again for all that you do for the GREAT STEEMIT COMMUNITY! :) You're a HUGE BLESSING for the GREAT STEEMIT COMMUNITY! :) Again, looking forward to your posts. I enjoy them all immensely! :) Your Friend @extraterrestrial :)
Thanks again for your kind words ET. Indeed a very emotional place. Especially when you see the look of the faces on the older people there. Then you see very young children playing on the tanks and bombs, not really understanding the history behind it, to them it was just a fun jungle gym. The innocents of the children next the war machines was remarkable in a very sad/strange way.
Thanks again for stopping by and have a great day!
Shit it's sooo hard to keep track of where you are actually :D I know it's not odessa right now, just saying :)D
Haha! Hi buddy. I'm in Bali Indonesia now! Been here for about a week. I create a lot of content as I move around. Makes me look like I'm all over the place doesn't it. Will probably be in Bali for the next 7 weeks. And you, where are you now?
Haha totally..looks like you posts from the 4 places everyday :D Im in the most beautiful town in the world - Innsbruck :) You should come for a visit :D
I never heard of that place. What country. I'll add it to my daily exposition! haha
Nice shot of machine of deads like you say in your post
Thanks buddy. You're comments are much appreciated!
Such detailed photos, well done my friend
Good to be here again
Thank you. Glad to see you stop by.
That's my pleasure, good to be here
finally reading your content and i also learning about war Ukraine and Russian red army previous history. anyway nice all photography.
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Yes the Red Army made some huge sacrifices. Just amazing the brutality of WWII.
Thanks for the comment and have a great day!
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