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The memorial complex "Glory to the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen" (Russian: Мемориальный Комплекс "Слава героям Панфиловцам") is a historical monument, which is dedicated to the feat of 28 brave men, from the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division commanded by the general Ivan Panfilov. They perished in the Battle of Moscow defending the capital of the USSR from German aggressors.

History of battle of Dubosekovo
They took the latest battle in the fall of 1941 at the Dubosekovo railroad station not far from Volokolamsk. Panfilov’s army were protecting Moscow about 4 hours, and they were able to destroy 18 enemy’s tanks. "Russia is great, but there is nowhere we could retreat, there is Moscow behind us! " - That’s was death words of their commander, Vasily Klochkov. .

Location of the memorial complex
The main monument to «Heroes of Panfilov» is disposed in Dubosekovo, but there is one more memorial complex, which is located in Moscow, in the district of Severnoye Tushino District at №12, on Geroyev Panfilovtsev street. A memorial tablet was installed on a block of flats in 1966, but in 2010 it was destroyed. Later people built a memorial wall, which was made from the red brick

The exhibition of the memorial complex
On this wall, which looks like the wall of Moscow Kremlin, you can see an inscription: "Glory to the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen"

To the left of the inscription there is a figure of a soldier with a gun in his hand, who symbolizes a stopping the enemy, to the right there is a board with a map, which shows the Panfilov division's advance from Moscow to Tallinn. The list of soldiers who died the death of the brave and a memorial tablet has a special value for people, that’s why they usually bring a lot of flowers. In front of this wall there is a piece of ordnance, ZIS-2, which was installed in honor of the victory in the battles with the Nazi troops near Moscow in December 1941. This place is very popular with local people.