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Places of the combat operation by the partisan unit S.A. Kovpaka
Full name of the monument :
Places of the combat operation by the partisan unit S.A. Kovpaka
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
on the way to the village Golubivka, village Velika Berezka of Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1971
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 :
stele - 3.2 х 1.2 m
Material :
mixed materials
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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
On October 5, 1942, the partisan unit of S. Kovpak carried out a successful combat operation to destroy a detachment of Nazi punishers in the area of the villages of Golubivka, Velyka Berizka, and the Lukashenkivskyi farm. During the operation, the headquarters of the enemy battalion was destroyed, about 500 enemy soldiers and officers were destroyed, 5 warehouses of weapons, food,
uniform. In 1971, in honor of the successfully conducted operation, a reinforced concrete stele with an inscription was erected at the place where fierce battles took place.
