Monument to the Heroes of Armored Train

Monument to the Heroes armored train number 56 - a feat frozen fighters. He is located in Kanev and   open for the 35th anniversary of the Victory in World War II. Armored train witnessed history NKVD troops guarding the railroad crossing at Kanev.

Armored train number 56 has a rich history: at the station Kiev during duty to repel the attacks from the air, led patrol areas Kiev - Grouse and Kiev - Fastow. In the area Borodianka BP-56, led by 38-year-old senior lieutenant Petr Ischenko makes combat debut: heavy enemy direct fire destroyed 6 tanks of the German occupiers. At the junction Shemet crew repelled the attack positions of the 14th Cavalry Corps in the village Lozertsy, 558 th Rifle Regiment provided the waste, completely eliminate the merciless enemy fire battery. BP-56 missiles and their courage crew prevented the enemy encircle 1054 th Infantry Regiment, which fought a future classic of Ukrainian literature - Oles Gonchar. Armored train closed and away to the left side of the Dnieper 26th Red Army. The monument is unique in that in Kanev was not the railroad tracks but the train station, which was also destroyed and still not restored.

No matter how hard a German armored train still managed to make a lot of exploits that do not fade for centuries. Ruined BP-56 from the German bombs on the battlefield revived in 1980 in Kano for history. Feat imprinted forever, as a lesson to the fact that the war would be defeated by any means.   This monument - forever incarnation stories for posterity.   Come to Kanev with children. Witness the immortal exploits techniques and BP-56 crew.