Soviet Red Army martyrs memorial tower

Soviet Red Army martyrs memorial tower

On August 8, 1945, the former Soviet government declared war on Japan. On the same day, the Soviet Red Army dispatched three front forces to launch an all-round attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in Northeast China from the East, West and north directions. In the autumn of 1945, after the restoration of Northeast China, in order to commemorate the Soviet Red Army martyrs who died in the Anti Japanese fascist war, the Soviet Army successively built Memorial towers for Soviet Red Army martyrs in Harbin (1945), Changchun (1945), Shenyang (1945), Dalian (1951), Jinzhou and other places.

Harbin

Harbin former Soviet Red Army martyrs memorial tower, located in the square in front of Harbin railway station, was built to commemorate the Soviet Red Army soldiers who died bravely in the war against Japanese invaders. It was completed on November 23, 1945. The tower is 34 meters high, majestic and beautiful. On the top of the tower is a red star. On the East and west sides of the middle and lower parts of the tower are relief sculptures of the Soviet army fighting against the Japanese army. In front of the tower are three sculptures of Red Army soldiers holding high the battle flag.

There are Russian inscriptions on both sides of the tower. The inscription on the front is: the heroes who died in the war against Japanese imperialism for the honor and victory of the Soviet Union will live forever. The inscription on the back is: glory belongs to the Soviet Red Army, which defended the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union.

The front of the monument is engraved with a Russian inscription: for the independence of the union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the heroes who died in the war will never die! The Chinese inscription below: for China's freedom and independence, the heroes of the Soviet army who died in the war of liberation of Northeast China will never die! There is a bronze plaque on the lower right side of the monument, and the Chinese inscription on the top: for the commemoration of the war between the Soviet headquarters and Japanese imperialism The monument was built by the Red Army soldiers who died in the war, and a curtain ceremony was held on the 28th anniversary of the great October Socialist Revolution of the Soviet Union.

In the middle and lower part of the tower, there is a relief of the Soviet Red Army fighting on both sides. On the top of the monument, two Soviet army and navy soldiers hold up the national emblem of the Soviet Union, symbolizing victory.

Changchun

Located in the center of Changchun, the people's square covers an area of more than 10000 square meters. Among the green trees and flowers stands a landmark building - the Soviet Red Army martyrs memorial tower. On August 8, 1945, the government of the former Soviet Union issued a declaration of war against Japan. On the 9th, Comrade Mao Zedong issued a statement entitled "the last war against the Japanese aggressors.". On the same day, the Soviet Red Army dispatched three front forces from the East, West and north to attack the Japanese Kwantung Army at the same time. The Northeast Anti Japanese coalition army cooperated closely with the Soviet army to recover the northeast. According to the instructions and orders of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an, the Eighth Route Army of Hebei, Liaoning and Liaoning marched into the northeast. In the autumn of 1945, after the restoration of Northeast China, the people of Jilin province built this tower to commemorate the martyrs of the Soviet Red Army who died bravely in support of the Chinese people's Anti Japanese War and the Anti Japanese fascist war, as well as the pilots and martyrs of the Soviet rear Baikal front army who were buried at the site of the tower.

This memorial tower with Soviet style is a solid and exquisite building composed of three parts: the tower base, the tower base and the tower body. The base of the tower is round and placed underground, with an area of 706.5 square meters. The tower base is round, with an area of 314 square meters and four steps. Its outer edge is built with six walls of equal length and six passageways, with a wall height of 0.8m. In the middle of each wall, there is a square stone column, which is 3 meters high. Four solemn and magnificent stone piers are built around the tower. The body of the tower is a square pyramidal building, the side length of the bottom layer of the cone is 6 meters, the length of the top layer is 2 meters, and the height of the tower is 27.5 meters. North below the tower, there is the national emblem of the former Soviet Union in the middle of the third layer, and the military emblem of the former Soviet Union in the middle of the sixth layer. At the top of the tower, there is an iron cast green Soviet bomber model, which is used to fly northward.

The bottom of the tower is engraved with characters on all sides. In the north, there are inscriptions in Chinese saying "the martyrs of the Soviet army are immortal" and inscribed "the people of all walks of life in Changchun City"; in the lower, there are inscriptions in Russian saying "the heroes who died in battle for the honor and victory of the Soviet Union are immortal." In the south, there are Chinese inscriptions of "the friendship between China and the Soviet Union will last forever"; in the lower, there are Russian inscriptions of "here are the pilots of post Baikal who died bravely for the honor and victory of the Soviet Union". In the East and West, a square stone is built on the top, and an iron cast green model of the Soviet bombing plane is embedded, flying through the clouds to the north; in the bottom, there are the Russian engraved names of 23 Soviet pilots who died for the liberation of Northeast China. In the west, the names, ranks and ranks of 14 Soviet officers who died bravely are engraved in Russian; in the East, the names and ranks of 9 brigadier officers who died in the Soviet Red Army are engraved in Russian.

In 1961, the memorial tower of Soviet martyrs was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Jilin Province. In 1982, the Changchun municipal government set up a cultural relic protection plate carved with marble on the left side of the tower. Every anniversary, Changchun people come here to pay homage. At that time, in order to liberate Northeast China, I don't know how many Soviet Red Army soldiers died bravely and stayed here. The memorial tower of Soviet martyrs always records that period of history.

Dalian

Dalian former Soviet Red Army martyrs memorial tower, originally located in Dalian Stalin square (now known as people's Square), was built in 1951 to commemorate the liberation of Northeast China and the sacrifice of the Soviet Red Army soldiers. Carved by granite, 32 meters high, hexagonal tower body, 53 meters long from east to west, 17.4 meters wide from north to south, the base is rectangular. On the front of the tower stands a bronze statue of a 5-meter-high Soviet soldier, wearing a steel helmet, holding a Soviet style turntable submachine gun in both hands, and wearing three medals on his chest. He is powerful and handsome.

In the middle of the front of the tower, there is an inscription titled "eternal glory" in Chinese and Soviet characters (the inscription is written by Guo Moruo): eternal glory.

On the East and west sides of the front of the tower foundation, there are two groups of copper reliefs, each 6.4 meters long and 1.63 meters wide. The eastern relief shows the grand occasion of the people's warm welcome to the Soviet army; the Western relief shows the picture of the people's construction of new China after liberation. At the four corners of the tower base, there are large stone flowerpots with evergreen pines and cypresses. The total weight of the bronze statue is 10 tons.

On May 7, 1955, a grand ceremony was held.

The bronze statues of Soviet soldiers were created by Professor Lu Hongji, director of Sculpture Department of East China branch of Central Academy of fine arts.

In April 1999, more than 100 people's representatives of Dalian proposed to double celebrate the centennial of Dalian's founding and the 50th anniversary of the people's Republic of China. In combination with modern urban planning and partial opening of Lushunkou District, Dalian municipal Party committee and government decided to relocate the Soviet martyrs memorial tower to Lushun with the approval of the Ministry of foreign affairs and the State Administration of cultural relics of China The square of the Soviet martyrs' cemetery is well restored for visitors at home and abroad.

Since April 10, 1999, 60 workers and technicians from No.2 construction and No.5 Office of Dalian have been fighting for 20 days to restore more than 1000 granite blocks according to the serial number of demolition, so that the Soviet martyrs memorial tower, which keeps its original appearance, stands in front of the Soviet martyrs cemetery in Lushun.

At 10 a.m. on September 3, 1999, in front of Sanliqiao Soviet martyrs cemetery in Lushunkou District, a ceremony for the relocation and completion of the Soviet Red Army martyrs memorial tower was held. The ceremony was attended by Bo Xilai, mayor of Dalian, Zhang Yan, city leader and commander of the garrison, Li Hongjun, head of Lushunkou District, district leader and Russian Consul General in Shenyang. The ceremony was solemn and solemn. More than a thousand citizens, government officials and garrison troops attended the ceremony.

The memorial tower of Soviet martyrs was originally located in the south of Dalian people's Square, and has been transported to the tombs of Soviet martyrs in Lushun. In 1955, before the Soviet army left Lushun, the Soviet Army started construction in 1953 and completed it in July 1955. The building area is 1028.31 square meters.

The tower is built of granite. The base of the tower is rectangular, and there are stages in the south, East and West. There is a door in the south of the tower base, which can pass through the funeral room in the tower base. On the base of the tower, a large flower pool is built with four corner stones, and evergreen pines and cypresses are planted in the pool. The body of the tower is hexagonal. At the lower part of the front (North) of the tower, a bronze statue of a Soviet soldier with a gun and a helmet stands 5 meters high. In the center of the front of the tower, there are inscriptions in Chinese and Soviet languages. There are Venus at the top of the tower and military flags, warships, planes, guns and other patterns around the tower. There is a bronze statue of a Soviet soldier holding a gun kneeling to kiss the flag on both sides of the tower. The top of the tombstone is inlaid with the patterns of anchor, tank and plane respectively, which indicates the service of the martyr before his death; the tombstone is inlaid with porcelain martyr's remains, which can still be discerned after years of wind and rain erosion. On the east side of the front of the tower, there are bronze reliefs: on the east side, the grand scene of Dalian people welcoming the Soviet army into Dalian; on the west side, the happy life of the Chinese people after liberation. Every year on the October Revolution Day, Tomb Sweeping Day and the victory day of September and March of the Soviet Union, the leaders of Dalian municipal government and the broad masses of people gather here to lay wreaths to the martyrs memorial tower. On weekdays, many tourists come here to pay their respects.

Shenyang

Shenyang Soviet Red Army memorial tower is located in the center of Shenyang South Railway Station Square, facing Zhonghua Road. It was built in late August 1945 and completed in October of the same year. The tower is square columnar, built of granite strips, with a height of 24.27 meters. It is divided into three parts: the top, the body and the base. The height of the monument is 18.4 meters. On the front of the monument, there are three-dimensional five pointed stars with sickles and axes on the top, the national emblem of the Soviet Union on the middle, and the inscription in Russian that "glory belongs to the great Soviet army" on the bottom. Bronze is embedded in the left and right sides of the monument, and the Soviet tank troops are embedded in it

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