Chronicle of Atypical Defense of the City of Kalinin
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The history of the capture of Kalinin by the fascists and the subsequent liberation by Soviet troops is paradoxical. We have long been looking for people who can tell about it – informally, without tediousness, operating with facts, and not choking with indistinct pathos.
There was no Tver in the war. In the 30s, the city was renamed Kalinin. In honor of the All-Union Chief M. I. Kalinin. But the new name did not help in wartime to protect the city from the enemy. On October 14, 1941, the Nazis occupied Kalinin. Was that really the case?
A trip along the front line, through the streets and squares of the city captured by the enemy will help answer this and other questions, which usually arise many.
Monuments, memorials, obelisks...
About what really happened in Kalinin in the period from October 14 to December 16, 1941 historians still argue. The absence of defenders in the city... Raid 21 tank brigade, 8 tanks of which, breaking through to the city, arrange 8 separate releases. And everyone dies. All but one, the famous tank Stepan Gorobets, the legendary "Troika", which broke through the occupied by the Nazis Kalinin to its...
62 days of fierce defense of the northern borders of the occupied city, 62 days of occupation. 62 days of continuous attacks.
And also – the Battle of the Ice, the ancient monastery from which liberation began, the tomb of an unknown soldier named Ilyusha. .
The price includes:
- Tour of Tver;
- A trip to Orshin Ascension Monastery;
- If necessary, transport;
- If necessary, visit the Kalinin Front Museum.
Comes to: Individual , Group , By bus , By car
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