The monument, 18 meters high, was designed by sculptor Charles Machet (Charles Machet, 1902 - 1980). The first stone was laid by General de Gaulle in 1949, the monument was opened in 1951, a tomb of the unknown maquisard - in 1954; inscriptions on the monument [translation]: "Unknown maquisard rests here", "Where I die, the Motherland is reborn. (Louis Aragon)"
Memorial to the guerrillas of Ain and the Resistance of Cerdon
France ,
1973
МЗСБ КП 12172
39,7 х 50 х 32,5 cm
stone, wood, lumber, sawing, carving, grinding, assembly, painting
Memorial to the guerrillas of Ain and the Resistance of Cerdon (Mémorial des maquis de l'Ain et de la Résistance de Cerdon). Model. A gift from Cerdon commune to the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad, 1973.
Department of Ain, Cerdon commune
See also
Paired vases on stands
China ,
November 1955
Paired vases on stands
A gift from the delegation of Chinese agricultural workers who visited Stalingrad in November 1955.
Brochure “Medical aid for Russia” (Medical aid for Russia. Souvenir program)
Union of South Africa ,
1943
Brochure “Medical aid for Russia” (Medical aid for Russia. Souvenir program)
Brochure "Medical aid for Russia" (Medical aid for Russia. Souvenir program). Dedicated to the heroic resistance of the USSR against Nazi Germany, aid from the British Union to warring Russia
Johannesburg, 1943.
Figurine of a stork on a stand
India ,
12.07.1956
Figurine of a stork on a stand
A gift from the Indian journalist Roy and his wife who visited Stalingrad 12.07.1956. The bird is standing over the nest. The head of the stork is turned to the sky, the beak is a little bit opened and the wings are spread. The figurine is carved from a Buffalo horn. The wings are glued to the body of the figurine. It is polished and glued to a wooden base.