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[7 Oct 2025 | No Comment | ]
The Way of the Cross and the Heroes’ Monument in Nemțișor village, Vânători-Neamț commune

The sacred place in Neamț dedicated to the martyr heroes of World War II
 14,000 Romanian, German, and Russian soldiers perished during World War II, in the fierce battles fought to stop the Soviet offensive in June 1944, from Târgu Neamț – Nemțișor Ridge – Groși – Boroaia.
The pit in the mountain, where the massacre of those dark days took place with so many human losses, is known as the “Devil’s Pit.”
For two weeks, the dead were lifted and brought to the cemeteries of Neamț Monastery, the church of Vânători-Neamț, and …