Cruiser "Kirov" Memorial
This memorial consists of two 180mm gun turrets of the Russian cruiser "Kirov". During the Siege of Leningrad, "kirov" provided artillery cover to the defenders of this city. After Leningrad's relief in 1944, the battle ship was used in the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive against Finland.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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