Settlement Vodstroy, Kostyuchenko Street

Stop: Zvezda

The memorial is situated in the park near the industrial zone of the settlement, that finally entered into the Traktorozavodsky district of Volgograd in 2010.

In August — September 1942, heavy defensive battles were fought on this territory with the German fascist troops that had broken through to the northern outskirts of the city of Stalingrad.

To repel the enemy offensive, a combined battalion of the marines was urgently formed, which included the sailors of the Volga military flotilla. Together with other units, the people’s militia, the sailors stopped the further advance of the enemy, throwing him away from the Volga.

The monument over the common grave of the sailors of the combined battalion of the Volga military flotilla was built according to a standard design from marble chips. On the obelisk there is a text: “Eternal glory to the fallen soldiers. The defenders of Stalingrad, the sailors of the Volga flotilla, are buried here. August 1942 «. Symbols are fixed on the obelisk — a military order and a cast-iron sea anchor. Nearby there is a marble tombstone with the image and the inscription «1942», and on the right is a small pedestal on which a memorial granite plaque with the test: «To the Unknown Soldier»is installed.

Initially, a memorial plaque was erected in honor of the sailors in 1959, and in 1972 the memorial was reconstructed with a seven-meter obelisk. Thanks to the public initiative and charitable assistance, the memorial was restored in 2012 after a long oblivion. This event coincided with the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.