A Study on the Characteristics of Commemoration in World War Ⅱ Memorials† - Focus on the War Memorials of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Germany -

This study aimed to analyze the commemoration characteristics of national war memorials made by United States, Union Soviet Socialist Republics(the Union), and Germany that participated in World War II(WW II). The results are summarized as follows. First, creation WW II Union, commemorate dead victims. By country, States promoted unity victory with representing just great cause for freedom, communist emphasized Great Patriotic defeated fascist Nazi Germany. On other hand, Germany, which had difficulty commemoration, cherish victims peace. Second, were located places significance such representative battlefields, they built church cemeteries public cemeteries. In addition, it showed concise moderate aesthetic a symmetrical formal form centered on axis space memorials. Third, commonly visualized appearance memorial wall. engraved sacrifice dedication differently East messages promoting ideology texts. As landscape details sculpture, through eagles symbolizing country colonnade each state territory, set up communist-style soldier sculpture. both countries used sculptures laurels symbolize victory, but statues fallen soldiers installed memorial. Politically, commemorated also unity, communism. Germans believed Christianity universally, Christian symbols crucifixion, church, statue Evita often used. Further will be required establish identity at advanced commemorative culture Korea.