Laying flowers to the defenders of the city of Bykhov
On April 24, 2025, as part of the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, employees of the institution «State Archives of the Mogilev Region» visited and laid flowers at the monument to the heroes who died in the Great Patriotic War, which is located on Oktyabrskaya Square in the city of Bykhov, Mogilev Region.
In 1941, the 187th Rifle Division and the 45th Rifle Corps stood to the death on the Bykhov bridgehead of the Dnieper line, but on July 5, Bykhov was occupied by German troops, the occupation lasted 3 years. On June 24, 1944, the offensive of the 1st and 2nd Belorussian Fronts began, and on June 28, the 362nd Rifle Division successfully crossed the Dnieper and liberated the city of Bykhov from the Nazi invaders.
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1. Employees of the institution «State Archives of the Mogilev Region» at the monument to the Heroes of the Civil and Great Patriotic War in the city of Bykhov. |
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2. Laying flowers at the monument. |