Commemorative event "Combat Crew" in Polotsk
On June 22, 1941, after powerful artillery preparation, fascist troops attacked border outposts from the Baltic to the Black Seas. With unprecedented steadfastness and courage, at the cost of their lives, border guards carried out the order to protect the State Border, inflicted serious damage, and delayed the advance of German troops.
The border guard soldiers who were on duty on the evening of June 21, 1941, could not know that for many of them it would be their last…
In tribute to the memory of the border guard soldiers, the Polotsk Border Detachment is organizing an event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the feat of the hero border guards in the first battles of the Great Patriotic War.
On the eve of the tragic date, June 21, at 7:00 PM, a memorial event "Combat Readiness" will be held on Freedom Square in Polotsk.
The event will be attended by the personnel of the Polotsk Border Detachment, veterans of the border detachment, family members of servicemen, the leadership of the Polotsk district and the city of Novopolotsk, representatives of the Orthodox Church, and the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM).
On June 22, at 4:00 AM, a memorial rally will be held at the border detachment headquarters, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow and the 80th anniversary of the feat of border guards in the first battles on the State Border in the Great Patriotic War, reported the official representative of the Polotsk Border Detachment, Denis Glebko.
The border guard soldiers who were on duty on the evening of June 21, 1941, could not know that for many of them it would be their last…
In tribute to the memory of the border guard soldiers, the Polotsk Border Detachment is organizing an event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the feat of the hero border guards in the first battles of the Great Patriotic War.
On the eve of the tragic date, June 21, at 7:00 PM, a memorial event "Combat Readiness" will be held on Freedom Square in Polotsk.
The event will be attended by the personnel of the Polotsk Border Detachment, veterans of the border detachment, family members of servicemen, the leadership of the Polotsk district and the city of Novopolotsk, representatives of the Orthodox Church, and the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM).
On June 22, at 4:00 AM, a memorial rally will be held at the border detachment headquarters, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow and the 80th anniversary of the feat of border guards in the first battles on the State Border in the Great Patriotic War, reported the official representative of the Polotsk Border Detachment, Denis Glebko.