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Heroic defense of Odessa Memorial Park
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Historic Defense of Odessa Museum (WW II) (Героической Обороны Одессы)
Dacha Kovalevskogo 150 (Дача Ковалевского 150)
Price: 1 Hr, Students and children 50 kopecks, Veterans free
Telephone: 444527
Hours: 10 am to 5:30 pm, Closed Friday
This memorial complex is dedicated to the heroic defense of Odessa during the World War II. The memorial complex includes a small museum, military equipment under the open sky, and large battery guns. [1]
The very best part of this museum is actually on the outside. The park surrounding it has a large number of weapons, including several tanks, a boat, dozens of mines, a converted war tramvy, and an entire submarine. During W.W.II several gigantic anti-air guns where stationed here. One has been fully restored. In the trenches where several soldiers lost their lives, a visitor now can see children jumping their bicycles.
This small two room museum, wrapped in Patriotic Soviet Red has many pictures, posters, and small weapons from the "great patriotic war".
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History
More than two hundred thousand projectiles were spent in this area by the 411-1 coast battery. On the 15 and 16 of October, 1941, the artillerymen shot 230 combat projectiles. At 5 in the morning the recieved the order to exploded the battery and retreated for Sevastopol.[1]
Creation of the memorial complex
The Odessa provincial Soviet of People's Deputies in 1971 decreed this area a memorial.[1]
Outdoor museum
The outdoor museum includes a Tractor tank, used in defense of the city.
There is also an armored train, similar to what was created during the war to defend Odessa.
Also there is a street car, which was used in 1941.
Since March 1980 there is a subramine "baby" (Малютка) M-296 (project Of А615, factory serial number 702).
In the park around the museum is restored entrenchments, mud huts, shelters, bunkers, firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries.[1]
Notes
External links
- vmk.vif2.ru/gallery/AOdaynik/411batareya/index.html Photos of the museum(In Russian--Use this Google translate, or alternatively, babelfish)
