Red Army memorial in Šlapanice, Military memorial statue in Šlapanice, Czech Republic.
The Red Army memorial in Šlapanice stands in a small park at the corner of Brněnská and Čechova streets. On a square prismatic pedestal, the front bears the date of liberation and the left side an inscription. Above it, a larger-than-life sandstone soldier strides forward on his right leg, a folded military cloak over his left shoulder, a bag slung across his right shoulder, a submachine gun in his right hand and a military cap on his head.
The sandstone memorial by Šlapanice sculptor Stanislav Hanzl was erected in 1948 as thanks to the Red Army. Šlapanice was liberated on 24 April 1945; 94 Red Army soldiers and three Romanians fell in the fighting, and 28 local citizens died during the battles and air raids. The statue was repaired in 2017, and its head was knocked off in 1968 and again in 2018.
The sandstone statue by Šlapanice sculptor Stanislav Hanzl was erected in 1948 as thanks to the Red Army. Šlapanice was liberated on 24 April 1945; 94 Red Army soldiers and three Romanians died in the fighting, and 28 local citizens died during the fighting and air raids. The pedestal's front bears the liberation date, with an inscription on its left side.
The statue stands in a small park at the corner of Brněnská and Čechova streets, on a square plinth with the liberation date on its front face. It is freely visible from the street; the sandstone figure was repaired in 2017.
The statue's head was knocked off twice: in 1968 and again in 2018, and the monument was repaired in 2017. The sandstone base carries the liberation date on its front face and an inscription on the left side.
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