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The grave of I.K. Hrynka - a member of the military council of the 21st army
Full name of the monument :

The grave of I.K. Hrynka - a member of the military council of the 21st army

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Malkivshchyna tract, village Dubovychi, Konotopsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1976
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
obelisk - 1.7 m
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscription
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Konotop city council
Institution’s website :
https://konotop-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Grynko Ivan Kuzmych - Major General, member of the Military Council of the 21st Army of the South-Western Front, brigade commissar. In September 1941, together with a group of soldiers of the 21st Army, breaking through the encirclement, entered into battle with the German-Nazi invaders, was mortally wounded and died. Residents of the village Dubovichi buried the soldier at the place of his death. In 1979, fellow soldiers of I. Hrynko installed a metal obelisk in the shape of an unfurled flag on the grave of the deceased with a bas-relief image of the Order of the Patriotic War and an inscription on its front side.