The Russian Cemetery in Allinge

The Russian Cemetery in Allinge

Tucked away on a Danish island in the Baltic Sea is a small cemetery holding an often overlooked history. Located a stone’s throw from the picturesque yellow church in the coastal village of Allinge is the final resting place of World War II Russian Soviet soldiers who died on the island of Bornholm between May 1945 and April 1946. V-E Day, or Victory Day, marks the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces on May 8, 1945. Why, then, would ther…