In France, opened a memorial in memory of Soviet partisans

In the commune of Thiel in the east of France, a memorial was opened in memory of the women's partisan detachment "Homeland", whose members fought in the French Resistance, reports TASS.

The opening ceremony was attended by Russian and Belarusian diplomats, the mayor of Thiel and descendants of the members of the detachment.

The monuments, as you can see, are already open to the public so that people, the French, can see them. And what is important, it is important that the French will know their history and will know what role our country played in their history, — said the Chargé d'affaires of Russia in France Alexander Zezyulin.

The memorial complex is located at the entrance to an inactive mine where Nazi concentration camp prisoners worked during World War II. The composition consists of a high relief depicting women emerging from the mine, and a monument “Partisan”, depicting a woman with a rifle.

The Homeland squad was formed in 1944. It was founded by Soviet women who managed to escape from the Eruville concentration camp near Thiel. According to the inscription on the plaque, the prisoners escaped on May 8, 1944 and formed a partisan detachment.

The municipality of Thiel plans to turn the memorial into a permanent museum and include it in the regional museum route, including for schoolchildren as part of the educational program.

RBC sent a request to the office of the Russian Embassy in France.

Luxembourg-based newspaper L’essentiel reported that the ceremony in memory of the “Rodina” squad was postponed at the request of the French authorities. Representatives of Russia and Belarus planned to take part in the event, their presence caused discontent of the Ukrainian community.