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Veterans from Russia, France and US met on Red Square

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Veterans from Russia, France and US met on Red Square


22.04.2021

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World War II veterans from countries that were part of the anti-Hitler coalition met in Moscow. Russian, French and American veterans gathered in Red Square, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper writes. The event was organized by the Foundation for the Development of Russian-French Initiatives, the meeting took place within the framework of the Stalingrad-2021 project.

The 95-year-old Frenchman Roger Doret was previously the state standard-bearer of Marshal Leclerc's 2nd Panzer Division. Together with a 96-year-old American, military doctor Charles Norman Shay, they unanimously say that they had a completely different idea of ​​Russia and Moscow. According to them, at home they are surrounded by "propaganda", which is trying to blacken modern Russia.

The guests from France and the United States were joined by 97-year-old Russian Nikolai Kulpov. He fought side by side with French pilots from the Normandie-Niemen aviation regiment.

The veterans honored the memory of their comrades in arms, visited the Armory and Lenin's mausoleum. And most importantly, they told how they went to Victory each on their own front and why it is useless to try to rewrite the history of this holiday.

According to the historian Pierre Malinovsky, who heads the Foundation for the Development of Russian-French Historical Initiatives, exploration work has already begun at the sites of the Battle of Stalingrad. The remains of Soviet soldiers will be searched for in the vicinity of the village of Kuzmichi. According to the organizers of the expedition, burials of up to 200 people can be found there. The discovered remains will be reburied at the Mamayev Kurgan.

The researcher has no doubt that this project is of great importance. It will become a symbol of memory of those who gave their lives for freedom and peace for future generations. According to the historian, there are many places in France that are named after the Battle of Stalingrad. But fewer and fewer people know what these names mean. The new project will remind today's youth of this. It aims to preserve historical memory.

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