Photos of Soviet Red Army Martyrs Monument

The Monument to the Martyrs of the Soviet Red Army is located in the center of Tumen. The monument was built in September 1945 and covers an area of 314 square meters. The base of the monument is square, the body of the monument is a square cone, the side of the monument is 13 meters long, and the height of the monument is 15 meters. Reinforced concrete structure, water brushed stone surface. The Soviet Red Army Martyrs Monument was built to commemorate the Soviet Red Army soldiers who died in the capture of Tumen City in August 1945. In the early morning of August 9, 1945, the Soviet Army's Million Hero Division launched a powerful centripetal assault on the Japanese army in the three eastern provinces from the east, west and north on a front of more than 5,000 kilometers. The Kwantung Army, who had spent "flowers", was collapsed in an instant. The Monument to the Martyrs of the Soviet Red Army is a historical witness to the victory of anti-fascism in World War II. Every year, many Russians make a special trip here to present bouquets of flowers. The front of the monument to the Soviet martyrs is engraved in Russian with the words "Glory to the soldiers of the Red Army who fought valiantly to drive the Japanese invaders out of Tumen, August 17, 1945". In May 1981, approved by the People's Government of Yanbian Prefecture, it was listed as the second batch of key cultural relics protection units in Yanbian Prefecture.