Mémoriaux et monuments à Volgograd

Memorials and Monuments

Volgograd’s landscape is profoundly shaped by its history as the site of the Battle of Stalingrad. This collection features the city's most significant commemorative sites, from the monumental sculptures of Mamayev Kurgan to technical memorials like the T-34 tank turrets marking the 1942 front line. The list includes tributes to high-ranking commanders, such as Marshals Rokossovsky and Chuikov, alongside monuments dedicated to the specific units of the NKVD, the Volga Flotilla, and the Northern Fleet sailors who defended the city.

Memorials and Monuments — Carte

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Pamatnik Cekistam

Dedicated to the 10th NKVD Division and local police who defended the city during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942–1943.

Титова Елена Геннадьевна / CC BY-SA 3.0

B

Sasha Filippov

Sasha Filippov was a spy for the Red Army during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Александр Акатов / CC-BY-SA

C

Mother's Sorrow

Located within the Mamayev Kurgan complex, this sculpture depicts a mother mourning her fallen son beside the Lake of Tears.

Leha-11 / CC BY-SA 4.0

D

Voinskij eselon

A memorial train featuring a restored Er-type steam locomotive and historical railcars, situated near the Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum.

E

Pamatnik Holzunovu

A bronze statue on the central embankment honoring Viktor Holzunov, a distinguished Soviet bomber pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union.

F

Pamat pokolenij

A high-relief stone sculpture at the entrance to Mamayev Kurgan, depicting a solemn procession of people carrying wreaths to honor the city's defenders.

G

Basna tanka T-34. Perednij kraj oborony Stalingrada

A T-34 tank turret mounted on a granite pedestal, serving as one of several markers defining the 30-kilometer front line of the Soviet defense in 1942.

H

K. K. Rokossovskomu

An equestrian statue of Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, the commander of the Don Front who oversaw the final encirclement of German forces.

I

Pamatnik V. Cujkovu

Monument to General Vasily Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army during the defense of Stalingrad, located on the embankment overlooking the Volga.

J

Geroam volzskoj voennoj flotilii

Memorial honoring the sailors of the Volga Military Flotilla who provided critical artillery fire and transport across the river during the battle.

K

Pamatnik Severomorcam

Dedicated to the Northern Fleet sailors who participated in the fierce combat near the Stalingrad grain elevator in late 1942.

L

Pamatnik A. I. Pokryskinu

Monument to Alexander Pokryshkin, the renowned fighter pilot and the first person to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union three times.