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The T-34 tank is installed in honor of the 183rd tank brigade, which distinguished itself in the battles for the liberation of the city
Full name of the monument :

The T-34 tank is installed in honor of the 183rd tank brigade, which distinguished itself in the battles for the liberation of the city

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
40th Army Square, 10, Trostyanets city, Ohtyrka district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1983
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
object(s)
Material :
metal
Type of art composition :
technical or industrial ready-made object(s)
Artistic approach :
figurative 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 :
Trostianets city council
Institution’s website :
https://trostyanets-miskrada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
On August 8, 1943, units of the 40th Army of the Voronezh Front captured Art. Currant and cut the railway connecting the Oryol and Belgorod-Kharkiv groups of the enemy. The 368th tank battalion of the 183rd tank brigade of the 10th tank corps distinguished itself in the battles for the city. The first to enter the city was the company of Senior Lieutenant S. Grishin, who died in an unequal battle. The commander of the tank company Art. lieutenant F. Sharypov, commander of the tank battalion, captain I. Shukhlyaev, radio operator of the T-34 tank. Sergeant S. Popov, tank mechanic-driver of St. Sergeant N. Kazantsev. In 1983, in honor of the liberating soldiers of the 40th Army, a T-34 battle tank was installed on a rubble stone pedestal. On its front side is a marble board with a memorial inscription.