Monument to the Glory of Generations
The Monument to the Glory of Generations is installed on the central square of Volgograd - the Square of Fallen Fighters, with which heroic pages of history are connected.
During the days of the great battle on the Volga, the square became the scene of fierce battles. On January 31, 1943, the Nazis threw a white flag of surrender over it, and Field Marshal Paulus, who had surrendered, emerged from the basement of a dilapidated department store - his last headquarters.
The Square of Fallen Fighters witnessed a solemn meeting dedicated to the defeat of the fascist hordes at Stalingrad. There, next to the mass grave of the workers, the defenders of the city who died in the battles of 1942 - 1943 were buried.
In 1957, a single granite monument was built on the mass graves - an obelisk and a tombstone.
On Mamayev Kurgan
Mamayev Kurgan is the dominant height over the city. During the Battle of Stalingrad it was the site of the most fierce fighting, a key position in the city's defense.
The defenders of Stalingrad well understood the significance of the mound and figuratively called it the main height of Russia. There they took an oath: “Not a step back!”, “There is no land for us beyond the Volga!”, “Fight to the death!” For almost 140 days and nights, lead showers raged over Mamayev Kurgan; the Nazis frantically rushed to this height, but were never able to capture it completely. The mound turned black, as if charred, from the cruel fire; during the fighting, the earth on it was thickly mixed with iron fragments and blood. The top of the mound changed hands many times, and its northeastern slopes were firmly held by Soviet soldiers throughout the entire period of hostilities.
Residents of the city brought Mamayev Kurgan back to life. They took mines, unexploded shells and bombs out of its wounded land, laid out squares and parks on it, and covered it with a green carpet of grass. A grandiose sculptural ensemble was built on Mamayev Kurgan, immortalizing the feat of the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad.
In front of the stairs to the mound is the introductory composition “Memory of Generations”. It depicts people of different ages carrying a wreath to the grave of fallen heroes. An alley of pyramidal poplars leads to the first square of the ensemble. In the center of the square, a 12-meter figure of a Russian warrior-hero, surrounded by a swimming pool, seems to grow out of a rock. At the foot of the sculpture there are inscriptions: “Not a step back!”, “Fight to the death!”
The ruined walls adjacent to the square give the impression of the streets of a destroyed city. On the walls appear figures and faces of the city’s defenders, relief scenes telling about front-line life and the exploits of soldiers. The walls are painted with excerpts from military orders, protocols of party and Komsomol meetings, and oaths of soldiers.
The next terrace of the ensemble is Heroes Square. In its center is a huge water parterre. Six sculptural compositions telling about the exploits of warriors and episodes of the battle are reflected in the calm surface of the water.
The other side of the water parterre is bordered by a 112-meter wall, made in the form of an unfolded and greatly elongated banner. On the wall are the words: “The iron wind hit them in the face, and they all walked forward, and again a feeling of superstitious fear gripped the enemy: were people going to attack, were they mortal?!”
Granite steps lead from Heroes Square to the Hall of Military Glory. The entrance, decorated with gray concrete slabs, resembles a dugout. The round building of the hall with a light suspended ceiling is made in the style of the ancient Greek pantheon. 34 symbolic red banners hang along the high walls lined with gold smalt. The names of 7201 fallen in the Battle of Stalingrad are inscribed on them. Above the banners is a wide ribbon with the inscription: “Yes, we were mere mortals, and few of us survived, but we all fulfilled our patriotic duty to the sacred Mother Motherland.”
In the center of the hall there is a marble hand with a flaming torch of the sacred Eternal Flame.
A spiral ramp leads from the Hall of Military Glory to the Square of Sorrow, the main sculptural composition of which is the figure of a woman-mother. In deep sorrow she bent over the fallen warrior. The mother’s boundless grief is enhanced by the weeping willows growing over the pond in front of the sculpture.
A mound rises from the Square of Sorrow. During the construction of the monument, the remains of dead soldiers were transferred there from mass graves located on the territory of the city.
On 34 granite symbolic slabs located along the serpentine path along the slope of the mound, the names of the most distinguished participants in the great battle, who died defending the city and died after the war, are carved.
The monument-ensemble is crowned by a 52-meter sculpture of the Mother Motherland, who in anger raised a punishing sword. Mother Motherland calls her sons to fight the enemies.
A talented team of sculptors, architects, and engineers worked on the ensemble under the leadership of Hero of Socialist Labor E. Vuchetich.
The entire monument-ensemble is made of concrete. Its construction took place from January 1961 to May 1967. The monument was unveiled on October 15, 1967.
M. Aleshchenko, V. Matrosov, L. Maistrenko, A. Melnik, V. Morunov, A. Novikov,
A. Tyurenkov; head of the engineering group N. Nikitin; military consultant Marshal of the Soviet Union
V. Chuikov.
Panorama Museum
On the steep bank of the Volga, on the site of the fierce battles for Stalingrad, a memorial ensemble was created - the museum-panorama “Battle of Stalingrad”. The panoramic part of the complex “The Defeat of Nazi Troops at Stalingrad” was opened on July 8, 1982. This is a monumental work of art about the Great Patriotic War.
The museum complex includes 7 exhibition halls, 4 dioramas and a triumphal hall. The canvases depict the most striking pages in the history of the great battle on the Volga. The entrance hall of the panorama leads to the artistic canvas, the ceiling of which is decorated with heraldry - signs of the branches of the troops that participated in the battle. They are made of smalt and placed along the curly ribbon of the medal “For the Defense of Stalingrad”. In the center of the hall is the Order of Victory.
The culmination of the events depicted in the panorama is the breakthrough of the enemy defense by the troops of the 21st Army of General I. Chistyakov from the west and the forces of the 62nd Army of General V. Chuikov from the east with the aim of dismembering the enemy group. The panorama conveys the grand scale of the Battle of Stalingrad. The canvas depicts the military actions of the troops that took part in the encirclement and defeat of the Nazi formations. The artists managed to create a generalized image of the battle and reflect the most striking and characteristic episodes of the heroic battle. Events are shown both on the battlefield and in the immediate rear of the units: reserves are being pulled together, shells are being transported, and assistance is being provided to the wounded.
The canvas reproduces not only individual episodes of the battle and heroic deeds of soldiers, but also the strategic plan for the final blow of the Soviet troops at Stalingrad. The dimensions of the panorama, one of the largest in world artistic practice, made it possible to freely place, without distorting the historical truth, the entire overall picture of the battle, spread over a large space.
The observation deck of the panorama is conventionally located at the top of Mamayev Kurgan. The main theme of the panorama is the greatness of the feat of the Soviet people. All artistic means are subordinated to the embodiment of this idea.
P. Zhigimont, P. Maltsev,
G. Marchenko, M. Samsonov, F. Usypenko.
The project of the unique complex was developed by a group of architects and engineers under the leadership of architect V. Maslyaev.
"Connecting Fronts"
During fierce defensive battles on the approaches to Stalingrad, Soviet troops stopped the enemy on a front stretching more than 800 km. The main forces of the Nazi troops were drawn into heavy, bloody battles between the Don and Volga rivers.
The Headquarters of the Supreme High Command developed a plan for encircling the Stalingrad enemy group under the code name “Uranus”. The troops of the Southwestern and Stalingrad fronts were supposed to unite in the Kalach-Sovetsky area and surround units and formations of the enemy’s 6th field and 4th tank armies.
On November 19 and 20, 1942, the troops of the Southwestern, Don and Stalingrad fronts, after powerful artillery preparation, launched a decisive offensive. As a result of bold actions, the 26th Tank Corps of General A. Rodin crossed the Don and on November 23 fought Kalach.
On the same day, units of the 4th Tank Corps of General A. Kravchenko of the Southwestern Front and the 4th Mechanized Corps of General V. Volsky of the Stalingrad Front united in the Sovetsky area. 22 enemy divisions and more than 160 separate units were surrounded.
To commemorate this event, in 1953 in the Kalachevsky district, at lock No. 13 of the Volga-Don Shipping Canal, the “Union of Fronts” monument was built. The multi-figure 16-meter composition depicts a meeting of soldiers from two fronts. On the pedestal there are two memorial plaques with the texts:
“On November 23, 1942, in the Kalach area, Soviet troops of the Southwestern and Stalingrad fronts, in cooperation with troops of the Don Front, completed the operational encirclement of the enemy, which led to the subsequent defeat of the 330,000-strong group of fascist German troops that broke through to the Volga.”
“Our descendants will never forget the greatness of spirit and the fabulous fortress of Russian soldiers along the banks of the Don and Volga. In the battles to encircle Nazi troops, the 19th, 45th, 69th, 157th, 102nd tank, 14th motorized rifle and 36th mechanized brigades distinguished themselves.”
Mamayev Kurgan is a hill on the right bank of the Volga, located almost in the center of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), and, at the same time, it is the main height of Russia, a sacred place for the Russian people. It was here – on “Height 102” (as the mound was designated on military maps) – that during the Great Patriotic War, during the Battle of Stalingrad, fierce battles took place; Soviet soldiers fought to the death. Rising above the central part of the city, it was an important link in the overall defense system of the Stalingrad Front, since it allowed whoever controlled the top of the mound to control almost the entire city, the Trans-Volga region and the crossings across the Volga.
Since then, Mamayev Kurgan has become known to the whole world as the scene of some of the most fierce battles of the Second World War, and where its radical turn took place. It is here that today the monument-ensemble “To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” is located - the largest and most majestic memorial complex dedicated to the victory of the Soviet troops in the Great Patriotic War.
The battles for this height lasted 135 days out of 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad; the slopes of the mound were plowed with bombs, shells, and mines. And after the end of the fighting, the dead from all over the city began to be buried here - about 34.5 thousand people. At the same time, the idea arose of building a monument in the city, in memory of the great battle and the defenders of the Motherland who died here.
An all-Union competition for the design of the monument was announced immediately after the war, and all sorts of options were submitted. But by Stalin’s decision, E. Vuchetich was appointed the author of the future memorial, who by that time had already created a memorial in Berlin. A team of sculptors, architects, and engineers worked on the project under his leadership. By the way, the engineering group was led by Doctor of Technical Sciences N. Nikitin, the author of the calculations for the Ostankino TV tower. It was he who performed the most complex calculations of the stability of the structure of the monument “The Motherland is Calling!” And the main military consultant of the project was Marshal of the Soviet Union V. Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army holding Hill 102 during the war.
In January 1958, the Council of Ministers of the USSR decided to begin construction of the monument, and in May 1959, construction work began, which was carried out intensively. Despite this, the scale and complexity of the composition of the planned ensemble required several years for its implementation. Large excavations were carried out, and it was here that reinforced concrete was used for the first time in the practice of constructing monuments.
The grand opening of the cultural and historical monument-ensemble “Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” on Mamayev Kurgan took place on October 15, 1967.
This complex on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd today is a unique engineering structure and architectural and sculptural ensemble, united by a common design, a common idea. Its total area is 26 hectares, and the length of the entire complex from the foot to the top of the hill is 1.5 km. Compositionally, it consists of architectural and spatial links, as if strung on a single axis. Following in one direction, one level gives way to another, and as it rises, more and more new elements of the composition are revealed.
The main elements of the monument-ensemble are the introductory high-relief composition “Memory of Generations”, the Alley of Pyramid Poplars, the Square of “Those Who Stood to the Death”, the ruin walls, the Square of Heroes, the retaining wall-relief, the Hall of Military Glory, the Square of Sorrow with the monument “Grieving Mother” , the monument “The Motherland Calls!”, a military memorial cemetery, a memorial arboretum at the foot of the mound, the Church of All Saints.
The main figure and compositional center of the entire ensemble is the monument “The Motherland Calls!”, which is located on a huge mound about 14 meters high, in which the remains of 34,505 soldiers - defenders of Stalingrad are buried. 200 granite steps lead from the foot of the mound to its top - the number of days of the Battle of Stalingrad. The sculpture itself “The Motherland is Calling!” amazes with its size and shape. It represents a 52-meter figure of a woman (she towers above the city and is visible for tens of kilometers), in her right hand is a sword 33 m long (weight 14 tons). The monument is made of reinforced concrete (5500 tons of concrete and 2400 tons of metal structures), and it was cast once, without allowing the concrete to harden so that there were no seams. Inside there are 99 steel ropes holding the structure together, a room for monitoring the condition of the ropes and a staircase. The statue stands on a slab 2 meters high (which lies on the main foundation), but is not connected to the foundation in any way, but is held by gravity.
In 2008, the monument-ensemble, after merging with the Panorama Museum "Battle of Stalingrad", was included in the list of federal monuments and became known as the State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve "Battle of Stalingrad". In the same year, he became one of the wonders of our country, winning the final of the “7 Wonders of Russia” competition.
Today, the historical and memorial complex “Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad” is the most visited monument in Russia - every year about three million people from Russia and other countries visit Mamayev Kurgan to see the unique creation of Soviet masters and honor the blessed memory of the heroic defenders of Stalingrad.
A memorial monument with the inscription: “In memory of the Romanian prisoners of war of the Second World War who died in Russia” was opened in the Krasnoarmeysky district by a delegation from Romania together with officials of the administration of Volgograd and the administration of the Volgograd region.
The installation of the monument is connected with Romania’s initiative to perpetuate the memory of its soldiers and officers who died in the Battle of Stalingrad, the administration of the Volgograd region told V1.ru.
Between Russia and Romania back in 1995, agreements were concluded to ensure the safety and order of maintenance of Russian military graves abroad and foreign military graves in the Russian Federation, the administration reported. - As part of these agreements, in 1996, at the request of the War Memorials association, the Volgograd administration provided a plot of land in the village of Sacco and Vanzetti in the Krasnoarmeysky district for indefinite use. It was transferred for the arrangement of the cemetery for foreign prisoners of war of the 1st department of the 108th Beketovsky camp. In 2005, an agreement was concluded between the governments of Russia and Romania that military personnel, including those captured, and people killed or died during the First and Second World Wars and in the post-war period, buried on the territory of the two countries, have the right to a worthy place of rest, the creation and maintenance of which must be properly ensured. On this basis, the Romanian side and “War Memorials” expressed a desire to erect a memorial sign in the period from May 10 to 15 of this year.
Representative of the association of international military memorial cooperation “War Memorials” Sergei Chikhirev told V1.ru that the installation of a memorial stone in the Krasnoarmeysky district is due to the fact that the remains of 35 Romanian prisoners of war rest on the territory of the cemetery.
The initiative for the installation belongs to the Romanian consulate and authorities, as well as organizations involved in the care of war graves. It is difficult to single out just one. It was more of a general idea. The monument was made in advance and brought to Volgograd,” explained Sergei Chikhirev. - From Romania, the ambassador and his family, the consul from Rostov-on-Don, and embassy workers were present at the opening of the monument. There are about 10 people in total. Representatives from Volgograd were represented by employees of the international relations committee of the regional administration and the deputy head of the Krasnoarmeysky district. Everyone met at the cemetery, and the Romanians thanked the Volgograd authorities for the opportunity to install the monument and constructive cooperation. The whole event took 20-30 minutes. The ambassador mentioned in his speech that there are about 300 graves and monuments to Soviet soldiers on the territory of Romania. They guarantee to take care of them.
Then the Romanians went to Astrakhan to unveil a small monument. In the near future, they plan to open a prefabricated cemetery in the city of Apsheronsk, Krasnodar Territory. There they are going to perpetuate the memory of not only soldiers and prisoners of war, but also civilians who lived in the south of Russia. In Romania, there is a special program that allocates funds for the installation of such monuments.
According to a representative of War Memorials, the opening of the monument at the combined Hungarian-German-Romanian cemetery is explained primarily by pragmatic reasons.
Mostly Germans are buried in the cemetery in the villages of Sacco and Vanzetti. There are about 120 of them and 35 Romanians. There are fewer Hungarians there. The installation of the monument there is due to the fact that it is easier to care for the graves and the monument. The opening of the monument will help preserve the memory of prisoners and soldiers, so that contemporaries can see who is buried in this particular place. If Romanian soldiers lie here, then it is logical to indicate this with a memorial sign. Nothing more. The reason is simple - 35 Romanian prisoners of war are buried here. Therefore, the inscription on the stone speaks of this. Another monument has stood for many years in the old cemetery in the city of Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region, where there was a hospital for prisoners of war during the war.
“War Memorials” have long been engaged in the Volgograd region in the search, exhumation and establishment of the fate of foreign soldiers who fought at Stalingrad.
In recent years, the remains of more than 1,000 Romanian soldiers have been discovered and reburied,” said Sergei Chikhirev. - They are buried at the Memorial Cemetery in Rossoshki. Two monuments have been erected to Romanians in Russia and one prefabricated cemetery has been opened in Rossoshki. There are about 300 monuments and two prefabricated cemeteries to Hungarian soldiers and prisoners of war on Russian territory. Our state takes care of them. As part of a parity partnership, the same Germans and Romanians maintain the proper burial of Soviet soldiers in their countries. Our organization provides funding and finds people who take care of foreign graves.
The opening of the monument in the village of Sacco and Vanzetti was carried out quietly, without the involvement of television cameras and journalists. According to Sergei Chikhirev, this is due to the difficult political situation and difficult relations with the Volgograd authorities.
Our main goal was to open the monument, not to make a fuss. Our goal was not to make this widely public. We wanted to do it quietly and calmly so as not to cause a negative reaction in society. Although, over many years of work, people are calm and understanding, unlike those who are trying to stir up a scandal for their own mercantile interests.
Maybe this is due to the scandal last year. Then, the Deputy Ambassador of Romania invited the governor of the Volgograd region to the reburial, where he used the wording “our heroes” in an official letter. People were outraged. From the outside, this may seem like blasphemy, but for Romanians, naming their soldiers this way is a normal practice in their vocabulary. In Romania, this is what they call all dead soldiers, no matter in what historical era they died. Romanians treat their military personnel with respect. We warned the diplomats, but they did not listen to us. As a result, a scandal arose. This whole story was blown out of proportion, and no one wanted to look into it. But there are agreements between countries, legal frameworks for interaction.
According to a representative of War Memorials, misunderstandings also occur on the part of local administrations.
When we talk about the monuments of Volgograd, first of all, of course, we remember Mamayev Kurgan. This is truly a holy place for all Russians. After all, it was here, back in 1943, that terrible bloody battles unfolded that changed the entire course of the Great Patriotic War. The battle for Volgograd (in the war years - Stalingrad) was destined to become one of the most significant and most difficult pages in the history of the war. It lasted 200 long days, 135 of them on Mamayev Kurgan.
In memory of those terrible and heroic events, a huge memorial complex, impressive in its scale, dedicated to the heroes who died in the Battle of Stalingrad, was erected on this site.
Monument-ensemble "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad"
This majestic memorial ensemble, the construction of which began under the leadership of the famous architect E.V. Vuchetich back in the 50s of the last century, today is the largest military monument in the world and at the same time the world’s largest mass grave in which Russian soldiers are buried . According to historians, more than 35 thousand people who died during the Battle of Stalingrad are buried here. Many of them were reburied here after the war.
In 2008, the Mamayev Kurgan itself and the memorial ensemble erected on it were recognized as one of the wonders of Russia. Undoubtedly, the sculptural compositions located here are worthy of a separate description.
High relief “Memory of Generations”
Thus, on the Entrance Square there is a high relief “Memory of Generations”. This multi-figure sculpture on a stone wall depicts a funeral procession in honor of fallen heroes. There is also a memorial stele in honor of the 12 hero cities.
Sculptural composition “Stand to the death”
The next sculptural composition that opens to our gaze is called “Stand to the death.” It was with this motto that Soviet soldiers went to the decisive battle. The monument is located on the square of the same name, in the center of a round pool and is a symbol of the most difficult stages of the battle. The central figure of the composition is a sculpture carved from a huge monolithic block of a Soviet warrior, a warrior-hero who stood up to defend his native city.
Ruin walls
A granite staircase goes up from the “Fight to the Death” square, and along it there are the so-called “Ruin Walls”. This unusual memorial, 46 meters long and 18 meters high, is a kind of heroic chronicle of the Battle of Stalingrad. Particularly impressive is the soundtrack of this place with information bureau reports and songs of the war years.
And after the Ruin Walls we see the Square of Heroes.
Sculptures "Heroes Square"
On the “Heroes Square”, in the center of which there is a rectangular pool, we see six sculptural compositions of Stalingrad heroes, each of which is a symbol of courage and heroism.
"Hall of Military Glory"
Behind the “Heroes Square” is the “Hall of Military Glory”, in the center of which stands a 5-meter sculpture in the form of a hand holding a torch with fire. And around it are high pylons with images of soldiers of all branches of the Soviet troops.
Sculpture "Mother's Sorrow"
The next sculpture of the memorial complex is the sculpture of the mother, located on the “Sorrow Square”. It contains all the pain of mothers who lost their sons in the war.
Monument “The Motherland Calls!”
And finally, the central sculpture of the entire composition, which rises in the center of Mamayev Kurgan and is a symbol of the entire memorial complex, is the sculpture “The Motherland Calls!”
Truly an impressive monument that symbolizes the call of the Motherland to her sons and is one of the largest in the world. Its total height is 85 meters, and this reinforced concrete sculpture weighs 8 thousand tons.
A visit to this place makes an indelible impression and gives hope that the feat of the Volgograd residents will forever remain in the memory of descendants.
Other monuments in Volgograd are also dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War.
Monument to Mikhail Panikakha
Thus, in the Krasnooktyabrsky district of Volgograd in May 1975, a monument was erected to the hero of the Battle of Stalingrad, Mikhail Panikakha, Hero of the Soviet Union, who, having sacrificed his own life, stopped the Nazi advance and helped the 193rd division defend its positions. Brave Ukrainian soldier Mikhail Panikakha rushed at the tank with a bottle of flammable mixture. This tragic moment is captured in the monument erected in his honor in Volgograd.
Monument "Cossack Glory" in Volgograd
Volgograd residents also remember the glorious past of their predecessors - the Cossacks, who contributed to the defense of Russia and the preservation of its unity. This is confirmed by the opening of the monument to the Cossacks “Cossack Glory” in Volgograd’s Victory Park.
This sculptural composition consists of the figure of a Cossack sitting on a horse and a beautiful Cossack woman accompanying him with an icon in her hands.
Volgograd monument to Alexander Nevsky
There is also a monument to such a famous figure in Russian history as Alexander Nevsky in Volgograd. According to historians, he was one of the first to speak about the need to build a guard fortress on the Volga, which Tsaritsyn - today's Volgograd - became. The seven-meter monument to Alexander Nevsky, created by sculptor Sergei Shcherbakov, was inaugurated in February 2007 on the “Fallen Fighters Square”.
And the adjacent settlements, both during urban battles, and later, when Stalingrad was being restored according to a new general plan, often without paying attention to the fact that historical relics were lost forever. But at the same time, the monuments to the Battle of Stalingrad, created after the war, reflected the greatness of the country that won the world war, and bitterness for the millions of dead and maimed Soviet citizens.
Monuments in Volgograd
The most famous of them:
- Monument to the Motherland Calling! and other monuments on Mamayev Kurgan.
- Museum-Panorama of the Battle of Stalingrad.
- Gerhardt's Mill
In addition to well-known monuments in Russia and the world, the following are dedicated to the memory of the Battle of Stalingrad in Volgograd:
- the unrestored building of the plant director on the banks of the Volga, a witness to the defense of the bridgehead of the 138th Guards Division (Lyudnikov Island).
- "Gasitel" - fire boat of the Volga military flotilla.
- “Line of Defense” is a line of 17 turrets of T-34-76 tanks, symbolizing the line of defense of Stalingrad (Volgograd), with a length of about 30 kilometers. The idea of creating a monument appeared immediately after the end of the war. The decision to build the complex was made in February 1948, the author of the project was the Moscow architect F. M. Lysov. The first pedestal was installed on September 3, 1951, the last - three years later, on October 17, 1954. Tank turrets were assembled here, from equipment lost in the Battle of Stalingrad. Turrets of T-34 tanks of various modifications with traces of battles and holes were selected. The distance between the towers is several kilometers.
- Alley of Heroes - a wide street connects the embankment to them. 62nd Army near the Volga River and the Square of Fallen Fighters. On September 8, 1985, a memorial monument dedicated to the Heroes of the Soviet Union and full holders of the Order of Glory, natives of the Volgograd region and heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad was unveiled here. The artistic works were carried out by the Volgograd branch of the RSFSR Art Fund under the direction of the main artist of the city, M. Ya. Pyshta. The team of authors included the chief architect of the project A. N. Klyuchishchev, architect A. S. Belousov, designer L. Podoprigora, artist E. V. Gerasimov. On the monument are the names (surnames and initials) of 127 Heroes of the Soviet Union, who received this title for heroism in the Battle of Stalingrad in -1943, 192 Heroes of the Soviet Union - natives of the Volgograd region, of whom three were twice Heroes of the Soviet Union, and 28 holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees
- The building of the Central Department Store (view of the pre-war facade of the building on Ostrovsky Street) - in its basement the headquarters of the 6th German Army and F. Paulus were captured. The Memory Museum is located in the basement.
- Poplar on the Square of Fallen Fighters is a historical and natural monument of Volgograd, located on the Alley of Heroes. The poplar survived the Battle of Stalingrad and has numerous evidence of military action on its trunk.
Monuments in the Volgograd region
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