Mos c ow – the hero city

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Federal city. The largest city in Russia and Europe by

population, as well as the political, economic, cultural and scientific center of the country.
Date of Foundation of the city: the first mention of 1147 . 
The day of the hero city of Moscow is celebrated on September 5.

Moscow is a rectangular with rounded lower corners and pointed

at the tip of a dark red heraldic shield with the image of a rider turned to the right of the viewer-St. George the victorious in silver armor and a blue mantle (cloak), on a silver horse with a silver harness, striking a black Serpent with a Golden spear.

commander of the Western front, which included most of the

troops defending Moscow, army General Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, later a Marshal, an outstanding commander, and a hero of the great Patriotic war.

enemy, our pilots, among whom was second Lieutenant Viktor Talalikhin,

covered themselves with unfading glory. He was the first person in the world to use a battering RAM in a night air battle on August 7, 1941.

group commanded by General Lev Mikhailovich Dovator, the group was

created to operate behind enemy lines

the Germans are about to break through to Moscow. With

hope, our soldiers are waiting for the promised command tank battalion to help. And finally: "Comrade regimental commander, a separate tank battalion has arrived at your disposal. Reports the battalion commander, senior Lieutenant Logvinenko." Satisfied, the regimental commander hugged the officer. "How many tanks are there in the battalion?"what is it?" he asked. "One car," the tankman replied, " is left alone. T-37 Tank. There are no others. Waiting for a combat mission . " The t-37 is the oldest tank and the smallest. One machine gun in all, armor as thick as your little finger.

defensive structures on the outskirts of Moscow. Under the bombing,

they made four hundred kilometers of anti-tank ditches, wire barriers, pillboxes and bunkers. They were on duty on the roofs of houses, extinguishing incendiary bombs, standing at machine tools, making weapons, creating a people's militia.

importance. The myth of the invincibility of the German army

was dispelled on the fields of the Moscow region . For outstanding services to the Motherland, mass heroism and courage, and in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Victory, on may 8, 1965, the city of Moscow was awarded the honorary title "hero City"with the order of Lenin and the gold Star medal.

in the Alexander garden, near the walls of the Kremlin