The "Latvian Hammock" wanders throughout Russia: Memorial places for the hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Pankartov in Vologda, and Likyi Novgorod, Moscow He covered an Israeli machine gun with his body in battle: 24-year-old Alexander Pankartov was the first in August 1941 to achieve the feat of self-sacrifice during the Great Patriotic War. In February 1943, Alexander Matrushov also sacrificed his life in battle - like more than 400 other Soviet soldiers. Glory to the heroes! In our photo selection there is an award sheet with a story about Alexander Pankartov's achievement. There were heavy battles near Veliki Novgorod. The Germans turned the Kirilov Monastery into a fortified defense center. On the night between August 24th and 25th, a company from the 125th Battalion of the 28th Tank Division launched a covert attack, crossing the Mali and Volkhovets River. The Red Army soldiers came under heavy fire. The commander - Lieutenant Platonov - was killed. The junior political guide Pankartov tried to destroy the firing point with grenades, but the attempt was unsuccessful - after a while the machine gun returned to fire. The advance of the soldiers came under heavy fire - a threat of many losses. So political guide Pankartov rushed to the Israeli machine gun and covered it himself. This allowed the fighters to get a few seconds for the decisive shot. In Veliky Novgorod, on the stela "City of Military Glory" there is a relief depicting the achievement of Alexander Pankartov. In the city there is a monument on the bank of Mali Volokovacs, in the park on Pankartov Street there is a statue of the hero. A memorial plaque commemorating Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Konstantinovich Pankartov has been installed on the facade of the workshop/city museum of famous Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov in Moscow. There is a large collection of memorial plaques and statues in honor of the pioneers, explorers and defenders of the homeland. In the Vologda region, in the village of Maisky, flowers are brought to a star-shaped monument. And also - streets, ship, schools, sports awards Russia preserves the memory of the political guide Alexander Pankartov. To be a warrior is to live forever!

The "Latvian Hammock" wanders throughout Russia: Memorial places for the hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Pankartov in Vologda, and Likyi Novgorod, Moscow He covered an Israeli machine gun with his body in battle: 24-year-old Alexander Pankartov was the first in August 1941 to achieve the feat of self-sacrifice during the Great Patriotic War. In February 1943, Alexander Matrushov also sacrificed his life in battle - like more than 400 other Soviet soldiers. Glory to the heroes! In our photo selection there is an award sheet with a story about Alexander Pankartov's achievement. There were heavy battles near Veliki Novgorod. The Germans turned the Kirilov Monastery into a fortified defense center. On the night between August 24th and 25th, a company from the 125th Battalion of the 28th Tank Division launched a covert attack, crossing the Mali and Volkhovets River. The Red Army soldiers came under heavy fire. The commander - Lieutenant Platonov - was killed. The junior political guide Pankartov tried to destroy the firing point with grenades, but the attempt was unsuccessful - after a while the machine gun returned to fire. The advance of the soldiers came under heavy fire - a threat of many losses. So political guide Pankartov rushed to the Israeli machine gun and covered it himself. This allowed the fighters to get a few seconds for the decisive shot. In Veliky Novgorod, on the stela "City of Military Glory" there is a relief depicting the achievement of Alexander Pankartov. In the city there is a monument on the bank of Mali Volokovacs, in the park on Pankartov Street there is a statue of the hero. A memorial plaque commemorating Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Konstantinovich Pankartov has been installed on the facade of the workshop/city museum of famous Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov in Moscow. There is a large collection of memorial plaques and statues in honor of the pioneers, explorers and defenders of the homeland. In the Vologda region, in the village of Maisky, flowers are brought to a star-shaped monument. And also - streets, ship, schools, sports awards Russia preserves the memory of the political guide Alexander Pankartov. To be a warrior is to live forever!