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City of Military Glory (Russian: «Город воинской славы») is an honorary title bestowed upon the citizenry of Russian cities, where soldiers had displayed courage and heroism during the Great Patriotic War.[1] The award, which to date has been bestowed upon 27 cities, is similar to the Hero City title awarded during the Soviet-era, and no city has yet received both awards.
After being accepted by the State Duma on April 14, 2006, and approved by the Federation Council on April 26, 2006, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin signed into law the federal law On the Honorary Title of the Russian Federation “City of Military Glory” on May 9, 2006.
On the eve of Victory Day in 2009, at the ceremony conferring “City of Military Glory” status upon Vyazma, Kronstadt and Naro-Fominsk at the Moscow Kremlin, the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev stated:
What distinguishes human beings from the other inhabitants of this planet is that they have a soul and they have memory. What is happening today pays tribute to this memory, and it also indicates our assessment of our past, and our plans for the future.
A lot is being said now about the price we paid for victory, and about the lessons of the Great Patriotic War. I too spoke about this, yesterday, and again today.
Of course we must make every effort to ensure that the memory of these glorious pages of our history is never erased. It must remain an integral part of our daily life. The knowledge of our countrymen’s feats, of the part our country played in the Second World War, must be handed down from generation to generation, so that no one will attempt to distort history and create new myths in the name of achieving various political objectives.
I think that this is the main sense of the ceremony taking place in the Kremlin today.
Cities which have had the status conferred upon them have a monument erected which shows the city’s coat of arms along with the text from the Presidential ukaz, and on Defender of the Fatherland Day, Victory Day and the city's day, public commemorations and celebratory salutes take place
Cities of Military Glory
Arkhangelsk
Ceremony on January 12, 2010 for the bestowing of the honorary title of City of Military Glory on Arkhangelsk.
During World War II, Arkhangelsk, along with Murmansk, were at the forefront of efforts to keep Allied supply lines open to the Soviet Union what became known as the Arctic Convoys. In all, 42 convoys delivered some 16 million tons of military supplies to Arkhangelsk, with the loss of many ships.
Arkhangelsk was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev on December 5, 2009, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”. A ceremony was held in the Moscow Kremlin on January 12, 2010 at which the city was represented by the Mayor of Arkhangelsk, Viktor Pavlenko, and World War II veteran Serafim Nesmelov.At the ceremony Dmitry Medvedev noted that Arkhangelsk, which was founded by Ivan the Terrible has always been a forward area of national defence for Russia, and had contributed to the success of Peter the Great in the Great Northern War, and the sailors of the White Sea Flotilla contributed to the defence of the northern borders of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Belgorod
Belgorod was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on April 27, 2007, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.
Bryansk
During the Great Patriotic War, Bryansk was occupied by troops of Nazi Germany from 6 October 1941 to 17 September 1943.[2] The city which was extremely damaged was the scene of battles led by approximately 60,000 Soviet partisans, who fought Nazi troops in the forests of the city. In all, the partisans killed some 100,000 Nazi troops, derailed almost 1,000 trains, and destroyed hundreds of bridges and hundreds of kilometres of railway tracks. Twelve partisans who fought in Bryansk were later honoured as Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Bryansk was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev on March 25, 2010, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.[11] A ceremony was held in the Moscow Kremlin on May 4, 2010 at which the city was represented by the Head of City, Nikolai Patov, and Chairman of the Regional Committee for War Veterans and Military Services, Dmitry Mitchenkov.[12] At the ceremony Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev stated “Leo Tolstoy once remarked that a people who can engage in all-out guerrilla warfare during a conflict is invincible, and the Bryansk partisan movement confirmed the truth of this”.
Dmitrov
Dmitrov, some 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Moscow, was the scene of fierce battles during the Great Patriotic War in 1941 and was one of the sites that the Red Army was able to stop Wehrmacht troops from advancing to Moscow during the Battle of Moscow.[1] The city was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev on October 28, 2008, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.
Kalach-na-Donu
Kalach-na-Donu, located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Volgograd, was the scene of heavy fighting between Soviet troops and troops of the Nazi 6th Army under the command of Friedrich Paulus. Battles intensified in July 1942, and the standoff between the two armies lasted until 31 August 1942. In November 1942, Soviet troops to the southwest of the city, and troops from the Stalingrad fronts, met in the southwest of the town and eventually encircling Nazi troops near Stalingrad. In all, some 54,000 Soviet troops were killed in battles in the area of the city, and 454 Soviet aviators were killed in dog fights above the city.
Kalach-na-Donu was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev on March 25, 2010, for "courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland".[15] A ceremony was held in the Moscow Kremlin on May 4, 2010 at which the city was represented by the Head of the Municipal Administration, Vladimir Krishtal, and honorary citizen, Major-General and Professor of the FSB Academy, Yevgeny Mokhov.
Kozelsk
Kozelsk was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev on December 5, 2009, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.
Kronstadt
Kronstadt was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev on April 27, 2009, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.
Kursk
Kursk was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on April 27, 2007, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.
Luga
Luga was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on May 5, 2008, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.
Malgobek
Malgobek was conferred the status of “City of Military Glory” by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on October 8, 2007, for “courage, endurance and mass heroism, exhibited by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland"。
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