Memorial City of Military Glory Vyazma

City of Military Glory is an honorary title bestowed upon the citizenry of Russian cities, where soldiers had displayed courage and heroism during the Second World War. Cities which have had the status conferred upon them have a monument erected which shows the city’s coat of arms along with the text from the Presidential ukaz, and on Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day and the city's day, public commemorations and celebratory salutes take place.
Vyazma in Smolensk Oblast was occupied by Nazi German forces on October 7, 1941 after fierce battles with the Red Army. The 19th, 20th, 24th and 32nd Soviet field armies, along with civil guardsmen, held up large numbers of German troops in their advance towards Moscow. Vyazma was liberated by the Soviets on March 12, 1943 during the Rzhev-Vyazma operation.
Vyazma was conferred the status of "City of Military Glory" by the President of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev on April 27, 2009, for "courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Fatherland". A ceremony was held in the Moscow Kremlin on 8 May 2009 at which the city was represented by Head of the Vyazemsky Municipal District, Viktor Semeykin.

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• Text: Fyodor Telin & Wikipedia
• Photos: Fyodor Telin