Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial

The Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Crash Site marks the place of the plane crash in which Dag Hammarskjöld, the second and then-sitting Secretary-General of the United Nations was killed on 17 September 1961, while on a mission to the Léopoldville Congo Republic.
  • Memorial
  • …is also known as “Dag Hammarskjold Memorial”
  • Description: Memorial in Copperbelt Province, Zambia

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Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial

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Latitude
-12.97482° or 12° 58′ 29″ south
Longitude
28.52269° or 28° 31′ 22″ east
Open location code
5GVC2GGF+33
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historic = memorial
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tatar—“Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial” goes by many names.
达格·哈马舍尔德坠机现场纪念馆Chinese
道格·哈馬紹墜機遺址紀念碑Chinese
達格·哈馬舍爾德墜機現場紀念碑Chinese
Dag Hammarskjölds minnestedNorwegian
Dag Hammarskjölds minnestedNorwegian Bokmål
Dag Hammarskjölds minnestadNorwegian Nynorsk
Dag Hammarskjölds haveriplatsSwedish
Dag Hammarskjölds kraschplatsSwedish
Даг Хаммаршёльд авиаһәлакәте урыны мемориалыTatar
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