“According to documents from the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, it is possible to determine which units were fighting in the area of the settlements of Kryukovo, Matushkino, Saveki, Bolshie Rzhavki, where later in 1974 an obelisk was erected on the mound of Glory,” the agency said.
In particular, the site contains a declassified combat log of the 354th Infantry Division, which fought in the Battle of Moscow, and a handwritten order to go on the offensive from the 1199th Infantry Regiment.
Since 2014, December 3 is the Day of the Unknown Soldier in Russia.
On December 3, 1966, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops near Moscow, the remains of the Unknown Soldier were transferred from a mass grave at the 40th km of the Leningrad highway and solemnly buried near the Kremlin wall in the Alexander Garden.