Battery No. 2/773 (454) was one of the key defensive positions in the area of the village of Liinakhamari during the Second World War. Its main task was to suppress Soviet artillery fire on the Sredny Peninsula and strike other targets in the rear of Soviet troops. Initially, the battery was commissioned with two 21 cm K.31/40 cannons, but later i
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The German Peninsula and the coastal battery 2./517 Petsamo Neu represent important artifacts of World War II history in the region. However, before diving into the historical details, let's consider the context of the events of that time. During World War II, the northern regions of Europe, including the German Peninsula and the port of Liinahama
The Siebruniemi torpedo battery, located in the village of Zapolyarny, is the only rock torpedo battery in Russia. This historical structure is an important coastal defense facility created during the Second World War. Despite its unfinished state, the Siebruniemi torpedo battery is significant in the context of military history. It was planned th
The monument to those killed during the Civil War in Verkhnyaya Pyshma has a long history, dating back to 1919, when the burial of Red Army soldiers and Soviet activists who died at the hands of the White Guards was carried out. Initially, a wooden platform was built at the burial site, and then various monuments and memorial steles were erected ov
The "Salute, Victory!" Memorial Exhibition Complex in Orenburg, located in the Frunze Garden, is an important symbol and monument to the military and labor valor of Orenburg residents during the Great Patriotic War. It was opened in May 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the anti-Hitler coalition and has since become a place of memory for
Площадь 30-летия Победы создана в 1975 году. Место для площади выбрал первый секретарь Ульяновского обкома КПСС Анатолий Андрианович Скочилов. Мемориальная её часть представляет собой два яруса: на верхнем установлена 47-метровая стела-обелиск с пятиконечной звездой на вершине и скульптурная группа воинов Великой Отечественной Войны, на нижнем ярус
За долгие годы своего существования Россия участвовала в многочисленных военных конфликтах. Зачастую речь шла не только о защите своих границ, но и о помощи содружественным государствам в борьбе за их свободу и восстановлению порядка. Когда многие жители нашей страны слышат сочетание Афганская война, они понимают, что речь идет о периоде 1979-1989
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