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The names of these previously unknown liberator soldiers, who rest in a mass grave under the shade of spreading trees in the Lan agro-town near Nesvizh, were identified by teachers of a local school along with students. And last year, on Victory Day, a new monument appeared here. The names of all those participants of the Great Patriotic War, whose life path was cut short in these places, are stamped on it.

My father, Mikhail Cherkashin, a Red Army Guards private soldier, who during the operation «Bagration» evacuated 450 wounded soldiers and officers to the sorting platoon, returned home with honors on April 12, 1945, after a serious injury. His Great Patriotic War took place in the 51st Guards Rifle Division. Lasting over 1,300 days, it ended shortly before the Great Victory.

On the eve of the great holiday — the 80th anniversary of the Victory, thanks to the project «Four Fronts — One Victory», initiated by the Belarusian Peace Foundation, the closest relatives of the legendary Soviet military leaders Ivan Bagramyan, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Georgy Zakharov and Ivan Chernyakhovsky visited Minsk. These major military leaders, commanding the fronts, together with their armies, during the unique strategic operation «Bagration» did everything possible to ensure that most of Belarus was liberated.

On the International Day for the Liberation of Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps, the horrors of war were remembered in Trostenets.

One of the most popular exhibits of the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War is Li-2 aircraft. It is placed on the interactive platform near the museum building and especially attracts young visitors, who gladly study the cabin and the cockpit. This year the interactive platform starts to operate on May 4.