Valley of Glory
| Valley of Glory | |
|---|---|
Долина Славы | |
| Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
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| Used for those deceased {{{use_dates}}} | |
| Established | 1959 |
The Valley of Glory (Russian: Долина Славы) is a valley on the right bank of the Zapadnaya Litsa River. A bloody battle began in the summer of 1941 for the region as German forces launched an offensive towards Murmansk, Russia. Russian forces halted the German assault and the frontline stabilized until the autumn of 1944.
A Memorial to the defenders of the Soviet Arctic has been erected in the Valley of Glory. Festive and solemn events of servicemen of the Northern Fleet and residents of the Murmansk region are held near the memorial.[1]
7 thousand people lie in the ground of the memorial cemetery. In 2018, the remains of 72 more Red Army soldiers were buried.[2]
It was previously called "The Valley of Death".[3]
Valley of Glory has a memorial wall with the names of the fallen soldiers.
New name
[edit]In 2018, the Committee for Culture and Art of the Murmansk Oblast renamed the memorial to the "Monument to the Fallen".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Воины-североморцы почтили память защитников Заполярья в Долине Славы". function.mil.ru (in Russian). 2016-05-08.
- ^ Брицкая, Татьяна (2018). "«Простите нас, бойцы, за то, что тут творится»". Новая газета (in Russian) (113): 20.
- ^ "Valley of Glory". murmansk.travel. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Долины Славы больше не существует". severpost.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
69°18′36″N 32°12′19″E / 69.31000°N 32.20528°E
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