Description of the attraction
The historical and cultural complex "Stalin's Line" was opened on June 30, 2005 at the initiative of the "Memory of Afgan" charitable foundation and with the support of the President of the Republic of Belarus. Units of the engineering troops of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus took an active part in the reconstruction of the "Stalin Line".
The opening of this grand military-historical museum complex in the open air was timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and is dedicated to the heroic struggle of the Belarusian people against the Nazi invaders.
The Stalin Line is the largest fortification complex on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Its total area is almost 26 hectares.
Initially, the "Stalin Line" was built even before the war in 1928-1939 along the pre-war USSR border from the Karelian Isthmus to the Black Sea shores with a length of more than 1200 km. It was never officially called the Stalin Line. The name was given to it by the Western media, however, the name turned out to be so accurate and well-aimed that it unofficially took root in the USSR.
Stalin's line was a complex of fortified areas with long-term firing points located in them - pillboxes. In total, the defense system consisted of 21 fortified areas, four of which were located on the territory of Belarus: Polotsk, Minsk, Mozyr, Slutsk.
The reconstruction of the Stalin Line was carried out by the method of people's construction. A variety of organizations and individuals took part in the creation of a collection of military equipment. Here you can find the most complete collection of tank, aviation, artillery equipment and weapons. All equipment and weapons here are real, many keep traces of bullets and fragments of bombs. Everything is in an excellent state of full combat readiness. Tanks drive, planes fly, you can shoot from weapons.
Reviews
| All reviews 0 Max 2018-24-10 12:37:15 PM
Atmospheric place! This is not the first time I visit the Stalin Line and every time they surprise! A huge amount of military equipment of different years, pillboxes, military-historical reconstructions timed to various holidays are very interesting to watch, plus a new exposition with a real armored train that can arrows has recently opened …
