Memorial Complex “Buinitskaye Poley” is an affiliate of UK “Museum of
History of Mahiliou”, it was opened in 2004 at the place where
defensive battles of 1941 were fought. At the beginning of the
Great Patriotic War, between the 10th and 26th July, soldiers of
388th Rifle Division, of 340th Artillery Regiment and of Mahiliou
Levy en Masse heroically battled in these parts, preventing the
enemy from capturing the city. These events were accorded wide
renown thanks to Konstantin Simonov, the writer who, at the height
of the battle, on 14th July 1941, stayed near Mahiliou together
with Pavel Troshkin, press photographer. Heroes of Mahiliou
defence served as character prototypes of Konstantin Simonov’s
trilogy “The Living and the Dead”. Presently the Memorial Complex
comprises a memorial chapel, a marble beacon devoted to soldiers
of 388th Rifle Division, of 340th Artillery Regiment and of
Mahiliou Levy en Masse; guglio on the communal grave of 388th
Rifle Division, of 340th Artillery Regiment and of Mahiliou Levy
en Masse whose soldiers perished on 12-13 July 1941 fighting
against German troops (Buinitskaye Poley, railway crossing);
guglio on the Tomb of the Unknown Red Armyman of 172-nd Division
that died defending Mahiliou (in the vicinity of Motor-Car Repair
Works); weaponry patterns : German T3 tank, Soviet IS2 tank, KS 19
antiaircraft emplacement, 5 cannons; memorial beacon to Konstantin
Simonov. A permanent exposition “Mahiliou of 1941: Days and Nights
of Courage” is functioning in the exhibition hall. Following
Decision No. 2-11 dated 20.01.2009 of City Executive Committee the
functioning of Memorial Complex “Buinitskaye Poley” acquired
seasonal nature (the complex is open for visitors from 1st April
till 31st October).
UK "Museum of History of
Mahiliou"
1A Leninskaya Street, Mahiliou, Republic of Belarus, 212030
Phone No.: +375 (222) 22-99-46 E-mail: ratusha.mogilev@gmail.com
