In Kamenka held a ceremony of burial of 14 defenders of the Fatherland
On November 7, in Kamenka, in the tract of Merck, a solemn burial of 14 Red Army soldiers took place at the military memorial No. 70 Wb. The remains of the soldiers were found during search operations in the Vyborg district, organized by the Interregional public organization “North-West” and search groups “Terra” and “Red Vybryozhets”. This was reported in GBU LO “Center of Patriotic Education”.
In Kamenka, in the tract of Merkki, on November 7, a solemn burial of 14 Red Army men took place at the military memorial No. 70 Wb. The remains of the soldiers were found during search operations in the Vyborg district, organized by the Interregional public organization “North-West” and search groups “Terra” and “Red Vybryozhets”. This was reported in GBU LO “Center of Patriotic Education”.
In the winter of 1939-1940, soldiers of the 123rd Infantry Division fought on the borders of the Mannerheim line, who tried to break through the powerful fortifications of the enemy. In the summer of 1944, soldiers of the 21st Army of the Leningrad Front who participated in the Vyborg offensive operation and liberated the Karelian Isthmus passed through the same places.
“Decades later, the soldiers of both battles found peace in one mass grave, with military honors and deep gratitude of descendants,” the press service of the GBU LO Center for Patriotic Education emphasized.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the administration, search engines, local residents and young people. Earlier, "MK in Leningrad region" showed and told about how the specialists of the Directorate of specially protected areas of the Leningrad region put in order the shields and barriers in the reserves "Gladyshevsky" and "Vyaryamyanselkya ridge".
