Die Rettungstat des Hauptmann Igor Belikow, Bronze sculpture at Ernst-Reuter-Allee, Magdeburg, Germany
This memorial is a 220-centimeter stone stele decorated with bronze relief plates and a life-sized figure of a girl holding tulips. The relief panels depict scenes of the rescue and serve as a visual record of this historic event.
In March 1969, Soviet Army officer Igor Belikow caught a four-year-old girl falling from the fifth floor using his military coat. The memorial was created in 1984 by sculptor Heinrich Apel to preserve this spontaneous act of courage.
The bronze plates on the memorial display scenes of the rescue, preserving a moment that brought people from two nations together. The figure of the girl holding tulips represents gratitude and the community's respect for this act.
The memorial stands on the south side of Ernst-Reuter-Allee and is easily accessible for wheelchair users. Visitors can view the relief panels from several angles when positioned opposite house number 24.
The tulips held by the girl figure are not a random choice but a symbol of love and hope that carries deeper meaning in Soviet tradition. This warm gesture transforms the memorial into something more than a historical record, adding emotional weight to the rescue.
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