Eicke was originally buried at a German military cemetery near Orelka, Soviet Union.[48] When the Germans were forced to retreat as the Red Army counter-attacked, Himmler had Eicke's body moved to Hegewald Cemetery at Zhitomir in Ukraine.[49] Eicke's body remained in Ukraine, where it was likely bulldozed by Soviet forces as it was customary of them to destroy German graves.[50]