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Liberation Memorial (T-34/85 Tank) Zimovniki

This Soviet T-34/85 tank stands on a stand and commemorates the liberation of Zimovniki on 8 Janaury 1943. The text on the memorial plaque reads:

Warrior-guards
Zimovnikovskogo 5th Mechanized Corps,
the liberation of the village Zimovniki
from the Nazis
January 8, 1943.

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Genri Tukeria

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