Internet and History: website of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation launched a new multimedia section marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow

In the year of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation launched a new historical and educational section "The Shield of the Motherland. Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Feat of the Podolsk Cadets".

The website of the military department provides access to declassified military documents of the autumn of 1941 from the collections of the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence of Russia. They show the difficult situation of our troops in early October, the heroism, self-sacrifice and unprecedented endurance of Podolsk cadets, who could counter Hitler's offensive.

The section opens with the unique magazine "The History of Combat Actions of the Troops of the Moscow Military District in the Summer-Autumn of 1941". This document reveals details of all stages of the construction of defensive lines near Moscow, their capture by enemy's troops, and testifies to the difficult situation at the fronts.

Most of the released documents spotlight the heroic actions of cadets, commanders and teaching staff of the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools in the battles on the Ilyinsky line of the Maloyaroslavets fortified area.

The feat of the Podolsk cadets will live on in the people's memory for centuries. The national cinema immortalized many surnames of heroes and events of those days. A memorial in Podolsk is devoted to the exceptional feat of the cadets of the Podolsk artillery and infantry military schools who defended the southwestern borders of Moscow in October 1941. It is located at the intersection of Kirov, Parkovaya Streets and Arkhivny Lane. The monument has the inscription: "Dedicated to courage, fortitude, and immortal feat of Podolsk cadets".