Chizhovsky bridgehead is a memorial complex in Voronezh dedicated to the Voronezh soldiers who defended the city during the Great Patriotic War . The modern monument was unveiled on May 5, 1975 near the Vogresovsky bridge on the territory of Chizhovka (the former city settlement ). The work was finally completed for the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory, in April 1985. Located in the Leninsky district of the city. The memorial was designed by sculptors A. A. Tolmacheva, O. P. Tolmachev and architect V. K. Selyutin. The ensemble of the burial complex consists of a mass grave and the “Hall of Memory", where the names of the defenders of Voronezh are stamped on the walls. On the high podium there is a sculptural group in the form of three soldiers covered with sheet bronze, saluting the dead. The wind is blowing raincoats behind them.
| Historical and Memorial Complex | |
| Chizhov bridgehead | |
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| Chizhov bridgehead | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| Location | Voronezh |
| Project Author | A. A. Tolmachev , O. P. Tolmachev |
| Established | 1975 year |
| Status | Protected by the state |
| Website | placdarm1942.ru |
In 2007, the Lenin district of Voronezh , the government carried out certification of the monument of history and culture “Mass grave No. 1” (“Chizhovsky bridgehead”). The repair of the heating system was completed, the lining of the pedestal of the monument with marble slabs was carried out. The main works on the improvement and repair of the Chizhov bridgehead monument are included in the municipal target program “Preservation and development of the culture and art of the Voronezh city district for 2007-2010” and are scheduled for the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory.
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History
Chizhovsky bridgehead is the right-bank suburb of the city. The fighting on the Chizhov bridgehead unfolded in September 1942. Soviet soldiers stood to death here until they were completely liberated and recaptured the city from the Nazi invaders, superior to the forces of the Soviet army. In the battle, the consolidated detachment of the people's militia became famous, which mainly consisted of Voronezh residents. [1] The battles for Chizhovka went down in the history of the battle for Voronezh as an example of the greatest courage and heroism of Soviet soldiers. The bridgehead was captured by the Soviet troops in August 1942. The battles for Chizhovka lasted day and night for 204 days, from July 6, 1942 until the liberation of the city on January 25, 1943. It was precisely from Chizhovka that one of the main blows was inflicted on enemy troops during the liberation of the city in January 1943. On January 25, 1943, the Voronezh-Kastoren offensive operation began from the Chizhov bridgehead.
Current status
Until 2012, the memorial complex was in poor condition. Marble slabs framing the monument threatened with collapse at any moment. The restoration of the memorial required 3 million rubles [2] .
On June 1, 2009, a stone was laid and consecrated next to the memorial in the foundation of the first church in Voronezh in honor of the holy noble Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy [3] .
In 2012, the memorial was reconstructed. [four]
Bridgehead panorama
Hall of memory
Notes
- ↑ Voronezh Front
- ↑ Komsomolskaya Pravda Voronezh: “Plates of the Chizhov bridgehead are about to collapse”
- ↑ Kindirenko Lyudmila, Priest Voronko Alexy. Next to the mass grave on the Chizhov bridgehead will be erected Dimitrievsky church (inaccessible link) . Site of the Voronezh and Borisoglebsk diocese. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ http://m.moe-online.ru/news/view/237007.html