🏟️ "Home Front to Front" Memorial

Russia · Europe · 53.41°N, 58.99°E

The Home Front to Front Memorial is a bronze and granite monument located in the city of Magnitogorsk, Russia, sculpted by Lev Golovnitsky and drawn by Yakov Belopolsky. It is considered the first part of a triptych that tells the story of the "Victory Sword": the Sword, forged by the metallurgists of Magnitogorsk, was then raised by the Motherland in Stalingrad and lowered after the Victory in Berlin. This monument was unveiled in 1979.

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Country	Russia
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	53.41°N, 58.99°E · view on map

"Home Front to Front" Memorial is located in Russia, in Europe.

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