Monument armored train, Berezan

In the vicinity of Berezan housed Monument armored train, which today recalls the plight of Soviet soldiers in the battles with the Nazis. On-site installation attractions Kyiv after the date of the Nazis during the war was blown Division with five Soviet armored trains.

Historical Background

As broadcast historical materials "morning September 20, 1941 the Germans broke through to Boryspil and defeated the main forces of the 37th Army. However bronepoyizdnomu battalion managed to break through and escape across the river Trubizh station Berezan.

In a large wooded area between the rivers Trubizh Supy fought and surrounded by Soviet soldiers. 31 battalion with Mostopoyizdom and five armored train departed for unoccupied enemy lines Darnitsya - Comb. Armored train commanded by Major N. Pankov, commander of the NKVD armored train №66.

In almost no artillery shells. Were only one instrument, mounted on armored platforms. The Nazis kept bombed column. Twice had to manually lift platforms that derailed.

Four days of fighting their way railroad fighters and armored trains. German aircraft attacked daily by hidden in the forests of Soviet armored trains, where the teams had to constantly renew destroyed way.

However, in the area Yahotyn bombers destroyed the bridge over the river barred the way Supy armored "letter A". Having spent the last ordnance blew crew of armored material. 27 September 1941 Near Romodan armored №31, 34 and 66 spent the last ammunition were blown up. "

So had to destroy machinery, and personnel armored trains was in the guerrilla groups Chernigov. After decades of on-site destruction of a monument to the armored train.

How to get to the monument bronepotyahu

The monument is located in the suburbs Berezan, in the forest that runs parallel to the railway track. Located between stops and Berezan Hmelovyk. Near the monument a monument to Taras Shevchenko and sign mound "dug grave", who took the name of the poet.