The Great Battle for Moscow in 1941, 1 day
Type: around Moscow, excursion, historical, events, culture heritage, recommended, discovery
Route: Moscow
Dates: upon request, all year round
Group: 2 pax and more
Led by Vasiliy Novakovskiy
One of the most important and bloody battles of the Second World War history was the
The road from
In the times of the World War II the concentration camp N 27 for German and German allies VIP captives was located not far from Moscow. Now it is the "The horror of captivity" Museum. It is possible to see documents and private things of the captives here. The camp cemetery is located not far from the museum.
German troops were stopped in December of 1941 just
Close to the ''Stop point" is located the Memorial to the famous 'world military record’ of a Russian tank under command of Soviet lieutenant Mr. Paul Gudz fighting alone against 18 German tanks. Germans lost 10 tanks and retreated.
On the road to Volokolamsk there is a Memorial in the little village Skirmanovo where a terrible “meat chopper” of close fighting worked for two weeks. But Russians managed to delay actions and in that way gave to
Here also are memorials to heroic field engineers, other patriots. Near to the road there is the grave of the world’s best tank officer Mr. Dmitry Lavrinenko who participated in 28 tank battles and shot 52 German tanks. He was killed accidentally after two months of fighting.
Near Volokolamsk is situated Yaropolets village which is full of real concrete machine gun and artillery field fortifications.
Itinerary
1 day 08.00-9.30 Transfer to the Museum "The Horror of Captivity".
09.30-11.00 Visit to the Museum. Visit to the concentration camp cemetery (optional).
11.00-12.00 Transfer to "The stop point" Museum. En route visit the nearby memorial to the battles.
12.00-15.00 Transfer to Volocolamsk. En route visit the memorials on the places of bloody battles in October -December 1941.
15.00-16.00 Sightseeing of war memorials in Volokolamsk and lunch in the city.
16.00-18.00 Transfer to and sightseeing in Yaropolets settlement.
18.00-20.00 Transfer back to Moscow.
Price
From € 124
Included
- meals per program
- transport assistance per program
- English, German, French speaking guided excursions per program with entrance fees
Supplements
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