On the obverse, there is a stylized image of a mass grave with the crosses and the name of the organization in the outer circle – "Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge"; on the reverse – a quote from B. Spinoza: "Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is a virtue, a state of mind, a tendency to good, trust and justice" and a logotype of the German War Graves Commission – 5 grave crosses.
Medal of German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge)
FRG ,
МЗСБ КП 23358
Ø 50 х 3 mm
metal, stamping, varnishing
Present from the German delegation
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Chest of books. A gift from the American children to the children of Stalingrad
USA ,
Chest of books. A gift from the American children to the children of Stalingrad
A wooden box with a flap lid and a metal hinge for a padlock. Side walls of the chest are decorated with children’s oil paintings of the New York City views and ships. The chest was made for transportation and storage of the children’s books selected by American boys and girls for young Stalingraders.
Tapestry with the image of the Hall of the Celestial Arch (pavilion “Imperial Firmament”) of the temple complex “Temple of Heaven” (Tiantan) in Beijing
China ,
23.11.1951
Tapestry with the image of the Hall of the Celestial Arch (pavilion “Imperial Firmament”) of the temple complex “Temple of Heaven” (Tiantan) in Beijing
Present of the delegation of the Chinese writers to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense, Hangzhou
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
1943
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The inscription on the double-edged sword is made in two languages – English and Russian - and reads: “To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad • the gift of king George vi • in token of the homage of the British people”. The sword was presented to I.V. Stalin in 1943 at the Tehran Conference.