Memorial Gunners 221th Coastal Battery

This memorial is dedicated to the gunners of the 221th Soviet Coastal Battery and consists of a 130mm naval gun on a concrete stand. The 221th Coastal Battery remaind active (despite heavy German bombardments) untill the end of World War Two and sunk many enemy ships during íts existence. The battery received the Order of the Red Banner on 23 October 1943.

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons