Big cross near Czech town to commemorate Germans killed after WW2

A four-metre high wrought-iron cross will be placed on the Svedske sance hill near Prerov in early June to commemorate a postwar massacre of Carpathian Germans, Prerov Mayor's Office head Daniela Novotna has told CTK. A ceremonial event including a religious service will traditionally be held on the day of the tragedy on the hill where 267 people were killed shortly after the end of World War Two in June 1945.