**Велика Россия, а отступать некуда, позади Москва – Russia is a vast land, yet there is nowhere to retreat – Moscow is behind us!**
Monument and eternal flame to the 28 guardsmen in Panfilov Park, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The central part “Act of bravery” represents images of the heroes of the Panfivov’s division who had defended Moscow till their dying minute. 28 soldiers, who were part of an Almaty infantry unit who died fighting Nazi German invaders on the outskirts of Moscow in World War II.
Authors of the memorial are architects T. Basenov, R. Seidalin, V. Kim; sculptors V. Andryuschenko, A. Artimovich.
The heroes take their name from General Ivan Panfilov, the leader of the 316th division which, who were able to delay the invading Nazis on the outskirts of Moscow despite taking serious causalities. Panfilov Park is home to this Soviet-Kazakh war memorial. During the second world war over 600,000 Kazakhstanis were killed. The ‘Panfilov Soldiers’ form the heart of the massive monument. An eternal flame burns a few meters away. Panfilovets’ Park is located in central-east Almaty in the area surrounding Zenkov Cathedral. The park is dedicated and named after the Panfilov Heros. The memorial in the park is in memory of the 28 soldiers of an Almaty infantry unit who died fighting the Nazis outside Moscow. Ivan Panfilov was the name of the General commanding the 316 division who, in spite of suffering heavy casualties, managed to significantly delay the enemy’s advance on the capital, buying time for the defenders of the city. An eternal flame commemorating the fallen, burns in front of the giant black monument of soldiers from all 15 Soviet republics. The Park itself is a very popular local green area within the city of Almaty. A good place to sit, and rest in the shade of massive trees.
The memory of the Panfilov solders’ heroism was immortalized in granite triptych, dedicated to the young Kazakh warriors who fought for the Soviet power, the central part of the monument – “The Feat” reflects the international images of Panfilov’s guardsmen, as a symbol of the heroism of Soviet soldiers during World War II, and the right part of the composition – “The Blowing the Glory» embodies the victory and triumph of life.
The Memorial of Military Glory has obelisks with the names of the 28 Panfilov’s heroes, who held out in an unequal battle with the Germans, and with an eternal flame in its center. On holidays Almaty citizens lay flowers and wreaths to its foot in respect for those killed in the Second World War of 1941-1945.
History says that the regiment was formed manly from Almaty and Bishkek natives shortly after the beginning of the war. They were young inexperienced soldiers, who had not even done their military service and who found themselves at the forefront of Volokolamsk direction late in 1941. It cost them incredible sacrifices and efforts to confront the enemy, five times outnumbering and outgunning them, more than a month. The resistance of the 316th infantry division on November 16, 1941, when a few dozens of soldiers were blunting an attack of German tank column of the 11th Panzer Division and managed to destroy 18 of the 50 tanks at that, was memorized in the Soviet historical records as a 28 Panfilov’s guardsmen. The last words of Klochkov, the division political commissar “Great Russia, but nowhere to retreat. Moscow is behind us”, were included in the history books in all Soviet educational institutions. Well, the Panfilov’s division managed to face the attacks of the enemy on their way to the capital, but almost the whole division died.
November 16, 1941: when Moscow defended against the fascist invaders, in the battle at the Dubosekovo crossing, 28 fighters from the division of General Panfilov made an immortal feat, destroying about two dozen German tanks and stopping the German offensive. The Battle of Moscow was one of the decisive battles and the most important event of the first year of the Great Patriotic War. Hitler made a special bet on the seizure of the USSR’s capital, but failed in an attempt to seize it. In the autumn of 1941, the German command began active preparations for a new offensive, concentrating the main forces of its army on the near approaches to the city. Fierce fighting was already 100-120 km from Moscow, large German tank groups were trying to break through the Volokolamsk highway to the capital.
On November 16, 1941, German troops launched an offensive, planning to quickly capture Moscow and victoriously finish the 1941 campaign. The battle that gave night at Dubosekovo a group of tank destroyers of the 316th Infantry Division (consisting of 28 men led by political instructor Vasily Klochkov) entered all history textbooks. Within four hours the Panfilovites, under heavy fire of artillery and bombing from the air, held back the tanks and infantry of the enemy. They repelled several enemy attacks and destroyed 18 tanks out of 50. But most of the unit’s soldiers were killed, the rest were seriously injured (although for a long time it was believed that all 28 people were killed). The 316th Infantry Division was renamed the 8th Guards Rifle Division and awarded the Order of the Red Banner, and for all combatants at the Dubosekovo crossing in 1942, for indefinite courage, heroism, military valor and courage, the Soviet government posthumously conferred the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. As it turned out later, not all 28 Panfilovites perished. Six of them survived, but were wounded or shell-shocked – two later were in the hospital, two more were captured and experienced all the horrors of fascist concentration camps, and two more for different reasons were excluded from the list of Heroes.
*”Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army’s newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the Battle of Moscow, this is the story of Panifilov’s Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight soldiers of the Red Army’s 316th Rifle Division, under the command of General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four German tanks of the 11th Panzer Division. Though armed only with standard issue Mosin-Nagant infantry rifles and DP and PM-M1910 machine guns, all useless against tanks, and with wholly inadequate RPG-40 anti-tank grenades and PTRD-41 anti-tank rifles, they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.”*
Despite actually theres discussion about probably there were no 28 Panfilov men, that this fact was perhaps invented, that Klochkov did not exist, and neither did his appeal ‘There is nowhere to retreat — we have our backs to Moscow!’ some say even the 28 heroes surrendered.. finally, thinkin about how many kazakh kids died, thousands miles from home in a war they did not wanted, listening the endless patriotic songs playing in front of the monument, watching the eternal fire burn, you cant hold your tears. The mention of 28 “most brave sons” of Moscow also entered into the song ” My dear capital “, now a hymn of Moscow.
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**Велика Россия, а отступать некуда, позади Москва – Russia is a vast land, yet there is nowhere to retreat – Moscow is behind us!**
Monument and eternal flame to the 28 guardsmen in Panfilov Park, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The central part “Act of bravery” represents images of the heroes of the Panfivov’s division who had defended Moscow till their dying minute. 28 soldiers, who were part of an Almaty infantry unit who died fighting Nazi German invaders on the outskirts of Moscow in World War II.
Authors of the memorial are architects T. Basenov, R. Seidalin, V. Kim; sculptors V. Andryuschenko, A. Artimovich.
The heroes take their name from General Ivan Panfilov, the leader of the 316th division which, who were able to delay the invading Nazis on the outskirts of Moscow despite taking serious causalities. Panfilov Park is home to this Soviet-Kazakh war memorial. During the second world war over 600,000 Kazakhstanis were killed. The ‘Panfilov Soldiers’ form the heart of the massive monument. An eternal flame burns a few meters away. Panfilovets’ Park is located in central-east Almaty in the area surrounding Zenkov Cathedral. The park is dedicated and named after the Panfilov Heros. The memorial in the park is in memory of the 28 soldiers of an Almaty infantry unit who died fighting the Nazis outside Moscow. Ivan Panfilov was the name of the General commanding the 316 division who, in spite of suffering heavy casualties, managed to significantly delay the enemy’s advance on the capital, buying time for the defenders of the city. An eternal flame commemorating the fallen, burns in front of the giant black monument of soldiers from all 15 Soviet republics. The Park itself is a very popular local green area within the city of Almaty. A good place to sit, and rest in the shade of massive trees.
The memory of the Panfilov solders’ heroism was immortalized in granite triptych, dedicated to the young Kazakh warriors who fought for the Soviet power, the central part of the monument – “The Feat” reflects the international images of Panfilov’s guardsmen, as a symbol of the heroism of Soviet soldiers during World War II, and the right part of the composition – “The Blowing the Glory» embodies the victory and triumph of life.
The Memorial of Military Glory has obelisks with the names of the 28 Panfilov’s heroes, who held out in an unequal battle with the Germans, and with an eternal flame in its center. On holidays Almaty citizens lay flowers and wreaths to its foot in respect for those killed in the Second World War of 1941-1945.
History says that the regiment was formed manly from Almaty and Bishkek natives shortly after the beginning of the war. They were young inexperienced soldiers, who had not even done their military service and who found themselves at the forefront of Volokolamsk direction late in 1941. It cost them incredible sacrifices and efforts to confront the enemy, five times outnumbering and outgunning them, more than a month. The resistance of the 316th infantry division on November 16, 1941, when a few dozens of soldiers were blunting an attack of German tank column of the 11th Panzer Division and managed to destroy 18 of the 50 tanks at that, was memorized in the Soviet historical records as a 28 Panfilov’s guardsmen. The last words of Klochkov, the division political commissar “Great Russia, but nowhere to retreat. Moscow is behind us”, were included in the history books in all Soviet educational institutions. Well, the Panfilov’s division managed to face the attacks of the enemy on their way to the capital, but almost the whole division died.
November 16, 1941: when Moscow defended against the fascist invaders, in the battle at the Dubosekovo crossing, 28 fighters from the division of General Panfilov made an immortal feat, destroying about two dozen German tanks and stopping the German offensive. The Battle of Moscow was one of the decisive battles and the most important event of the first year of the Great Patriotic War. Hitler made a special bet on the seizure of the USSR’s capital, but failed in an attempt to seize it. In the autumn of 1941, the German command began active preparations for a new offensive, concentrating the main forces of its army on the near approaches to the city. Fierce fighting was already 100-120 km from Moscow, large German tank groups were trying to break through the Volokolamsk highway to the capital.
On November 16, 1941, German troops launched an offensive, planning to quickly capture Moscow and victoriously finish the 1941 campaign. The battle that gave night at Dubosekovo a group of tank destroyers of the 316th Infantry Division (consisting of 28 men led by political instructor Vasily Klochkov) entered all history textbooks. Within four hours the Panfilovites, under heavy fire of artillery and bombing from the air, held back the tanks and infantry of the enemy. They repelled several enemy attacks and destroyed 18 tanks out of 50. But most of the unit’s soldiers were killed, the rest were seriously injured (although for a long time it was believed that all 28 people were killed). The 316th Infantry Division was renamed the 8th Guards Rifle Division and awarded the Order of the Red Banner, and for all combatants at the Dubosekovo crossing in 1942, for indefinite courage, heroism, military valor and courage, the Soviet government posthumously conferred the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. As it turned out later, not all 28 Panfilovites perished. Six of them survived, but were wounded or shell-shocked – two later were in the hospital, two more were captured and experienced all the horrors of fascist concentration camps, and two more for different reasons were excluded from the list of Heroes.
*”Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army’s newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the Battle of Moscow, this is the story of Panifilov’s Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight soldiers of the Red Army’s 316th Rifle Division, under the command of General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four German tanks of the 11th Panzer Division. Though armed only with standard issue Mosin-Nagant infantry rifles and DP and PM-M1910 machine guns, all useless against tanks, and with wholly inadequate RPG-40 anti-tank grenades and PTRD-41 anti-tank rifles, they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.”*
Despite actually theres discussion about probably there were no 28 Panfilov men, that this fact was perhaps invented, that Klochkov did not exist, and neither did his appeal ‘There is nowhere to retreat — we have our backs to Moscow!’ some say even the 28 heroes surrendered.. finally, thinkin about how many kazakh kids died, thousands miles from home in a war they did not wanted, listening the endless patriotic songs playing in front of the monument, watching the eternal fire burn, you cant hold your tears. The mention of 28 “most brave sons” of Moscow also entered into the song ” My dear capital “, now a hymn of Moscow.