Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that war veterans and participants in the defense of Moscow will receive 20 thousand rubles each. On September 6, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Timofey Bazhenov laid flowers at the monument to the soldiers of the 13th Rostokinskiy Militia Division. The events were timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Moscow people’s militia.
“A special year is the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow, so the opening of the monument is, of course, a landmark event. 12 thousand members of the division were voluntarily called up for service. About a thousand survived. Moreover, these are people under 17 and over 50 years old, not of draft age. . In Moscow, 16 divisions were formed – such a great force. They did a lot to protect Moscow, “- said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
According to the mayor of the capital, in addition to payments to front-line soldiers, in the coming months more than 1,100 veterans will be awarded the badge “80 years of the Battle of Moscow.”
The battle for Moscow is one of the turning points of the Great Patriotic War. The Hitlerite army counted on the speedy seizure of the capital of the Soviet Union. But she received a tough rebuff from the militias. The resistance of the Muscovites showed the whole world that the German army is not as powerful and invincible as it was previously thought. Moscow’s victory was of tremendous psychological and inspiring significance. The 13th Rostokinskaya division of the people’s militia played a significant role in this.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Moscow people’s militia, a monument to the heroes of the 13th Rostokinsky division of the people’s militia was unveiled in the park near the Rostokinsky aqueduct in a solemn atmosphere. The idea of installing the monument appeared back in 2012. This initiative was made by the descendants of the soldiers of the 13th division. In addition, a bill has now been submitted to the Moscow City Duma, according to which it is proposed to establish October 11 as the Day of the Moscow People’s Militia.
“Heroes of Rostokin have become an example of moral leadership for us – volunteers of the militia, yesterday’s students, professors, foremen of production shops, engineers who, having neither numerical superiority nor superiority in weapons and military training, confronted the enemy. Each monument dedicated to the heroes of Victory – it is a beacon of national memory, a landmark that guides our actions and inspires us, “commented Timofey Bazhenov.
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