Photos Hill Of Salutation, Memorial To The Soviet Dead of WW2

[Zofo]

...or the Great Patriotic War. This is the first picture in a series I hope to post so keep your eyes open for new additions. This place is spectacular with lots of museum exhibts in the open. There is a massive museum behind the bayonet and I reccommend anyone to go if they're in Moscow.

http://www.auctiongripes.com/ims/pic.php?u=650qM6zU&i=7648
The bayonet is covered with the names of Russian cities - hero cities that resisted the fascist invaders - and those cities which were recaptured from the Nazis.

Here's another picture - this is St. George slaying the dragon - St. George is the patron saint of Moscow and this statue is at the bottom of the bayonet in the first picture.

http://www.auctiongripes.com/ims/pic.php?u=650qM6zU&i=7649

 

[Drone_pilot]

good impressive photos there.

zofo can i ask how good is your Russian, can you translate a few paragraphs for me.

 

[Zofo]

I am in another life a translator/interpreter in Russian so you can email, PM or drop the paras into me DP - no problems, I'll get it done for you asap.

Thanks for the comments. I should have posted some more pics today but I left them at home.

 

[Zofo]

Here are three more photos of the site - it is absolutely huge:

http://www.auctiongripes.com/ims/pic.php?u=650qM6zU&i=7967
This is an overview from the front of the memorial area. Behind the bayonet is building which houses a museum of the Great Patriotic War.

http://www.auctiongripes.com/ims/pic.php?u=650qM6zU&i=7968
This is the Russian Orthodox chapel on the site. There is a chapel, church, synagogue and mosque on the site representing the major religions of Russia.

http://www.auctiongripes.com/ims/pic.php?u=650qM6zU&i=7969
Yours truly with a T 64B tank as corrected by Polar!

 

[Polar]

Zofo did you shure that this tank is T-72? When I look close his wheles I think tht this could be T-64B :idea:

 

[Zofo]

I think T 72 - I didn't think T64B was fitted for reactive armour though I could be wrong.

 

[Polar]

Zofo T-64 was first line tank what have reactiv armor. When I find pic I post it

 

[Zofo]

OK mate, look forward to it - the road wheels defeat me though - if you get a good side on picture that should confirm it.

 

[Polar]

Zofo look this web http://www.waffenhq.de/panzer/t-64.html . Web is in germany :? , but pic they have good pic and profile T-64 wich reactive armor

 

[Polar]

This same type web, but in english http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/armored_vehicles/t-64.htm

 

[Zofo]

You are quite correct Polar, thank you. I did a quick look at the T72 and the skirts over the tracks are immediately noticable as being different.
I'd better edit my post then, thanks again, a good ID correction.

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

good impressive photos there.

zofo can i ask how good is your Russian, can you translate a few paragraphs for me.

Good afternoon. I speak Russian and can translate several paragraphs. If this is true 17 years later ...