Monthly Archives: September 2013

Franz Grinkevich Memorial, Donetsk, Ukraine

Posted on September 16, 2013 by mamayevkurgan

This memorial in the centre of Donetsk commemorates Colonel Franz A. Grinkevich, who commanded the 32nd Guards Tank Brigade, one of the units that liberated the city, which was then known as Stalino. Grinkevich was killed on October 11, 1943, … Continue reading →

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Reenactors, St. Petersburg, Russia

Posted on September 8, 2013 by mamayevkurgan

I happened to be passing through St. Petersburg on September 8, 2011, the 70th anniversary of the fall of Schlisselburg, which severed the last overland connection into Leningrad and began the 872-day siege. I spotted these reenactors on Nevskiy Prospekt. … Continue reading →

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