Memorial to Eleven Hero Sappers at the 114 kilometer of Volokolamsk Highway
MOSCOW REGION. RUSSIA. On November 18, 1941, to cover the retreat of their regiment's main body, eleven sappers of the renowned Panfilov Division engaged on combat with twenty Nazi Germany tanks and a regiment of foot. The sappers prevented the enemy from advancing, none of them however survived. A memorial (in pic) to perpetuate the memory of this heroic deed was opened on October 31, 1981, at the 114th kilometer of Volokolamsk Highway. TASS file image. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Anatoly Semekhin)
Credit
TASS Archive
Dimensions
1954 x 3000 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
7 x 10 inches / 17 x 25 cm