On June 30, 1974, the

June 30, Minsk / Anna Gromyko - BELTA /. 35 years ago, on June 30, 1974, the "Breakthrough" memorial complex was opened in the Ushachi district in honor of the partisans' breakthrough of the enemy blockade on May 5, 1944. The memorial complex was opened at the very place where the blockade by German fascist troops was broken through on the night of May 4-5, 1944. 16 partisan brigades, blocked by the fascists as a result of their punitive expedition "Spring Festival," emerged from the Motylino forest. All brigades maintained their combat capability and continued to inflict tangible blows on the enemy. They actively participated in repelling the invaders' offensive in the northern part of the Minsk region and, together with other partisans, provided great assistance to the Soviet Army during the offensive. In commemoration of the immortal feat of the partisans, the "Breakthrough" memorial complex was erected near Ushachi. The sculptural exposition itself consists of two broken stone blocks (a symbol of the broken blockade ring) and a 9-meter bronze figure of a partisan, which towers over the memorial field. Nearby, 33 gravestones with the names of the breakthrough heroes are embedded, and 16 oak trees are planted, symbolizing the courage and resilience of the 16 partisan brigades. A symbolic "corridor" leads to the top of the hill – a small section of path, compressed by concrete walls, which the partisans took to storm. Nearby, on a concrete slab, there is a bronze map-scheme of the defense of the 16 partisan brigades as of April 11, 1944, and an informational inscription. The composition is completed by "The Last Halt" – bronze carbines cast and arranged in a pyramid, and a ribbon with the inscription "They died in the fight against the enemy, having fulfilled their sacred duty to the Soviet Motherland and history." The authors of the memorial complex are sculptor Anatoly Anikeychik, architects Yuri Gradov and Leonid Levin. -0-