The square of Heroes tankmen

At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, on June 23, 1941 Kobrin was occupied by fascist aggressors. Cruel fights, manifestation of heroism, courage and firmness, resistance to the enemy characterize all history of the Kobrin earth of the period of the Great Patriotic War. For the second day of war the 22nd tank division headed by the major general V. P. Puganov and soldiers of the 6th and 42nd shooting divisions held the fort in 12 - 15 km to the northwest of and to the northeast of Kobrin. In memory of these events to the 60 anniversary of liberation of Kobrin district from fascist aggressors, on the place of the first tank actions of the Great Patriotic War, in 2004 the square of Heroes tankmen was broken and the T-44 tank is installed

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