RARE USSR marble BIG commemorative sign WWII chief communist sabotage group NKVD

Description: Your attention is invited to a LARGE marble commemorative plaque (sign) made in the 70s in the USSR, dedicated to Savchenko, the head of the communist underground sabotage group operating during the Second World War on the territory of the Soviet city of Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine).The commemorative sign was installed in the 70s at the entrance of the largest metallurgical plant in the USSR named after the revolutionary Grigory Petrovsky, where Savchenko worked before the start of the war.Georgy (Yuri) Petrovich Savchenko (1918-1942) - secretary of the underground city committee of the Communist Party of Dnepropetrovsk in the period of WW2.Savchenko before the war worked as an electrician at the Petrovsky plant in Dnepropetrovsk, where he joined the Communist Party, in 1939 he joined the Red Army, graduated from the military-political school and became a political instructor (commissar).In July 1941, the regiment in which Savchenko served was surrounded. In August 1941, Savchenko was captured.Three times he made a daring escape from captivity. Twice he was detained and returned to the concentration camp, but on the third he managed to escape and make his way to Dnepropetrovsk. There, with a group of like-minded people, he created a communist sabotage organization, which received instructions on activities through liaisons from the headquarters of the NKVD of the USSR. At the beginning of December 1941, the organization already numbered more than 100 people.In the spring of 1942, Savchenko was appointed secretary of the underground city committee of the Communist Party of Dnepropetrovsk. The sabotage group under his leadership managed to blow up a large powder warehouse, destroy fuel supplies and other objects with an explosion. They destroyed trains, vehicles, soldiers and officers of the enemy.The Gestapo tried unsuccessfully to find and detain members of the sabotage squad. Savchenko several times evaded the persecution of the Gestapo. In the end, he was taken in October 1942, when he, neglecting the danger, went to restore interrupted communications. Was shot.In the 70s, this memorial sign was installed at the entrance of the giant metallurgical plant.Translation of the inscription: "Savchenko worked at the Petrovsky plant. During the Nazi occupation, he was the secretary of the underground Dnepropetrovsk city committee of the Communist Party of the USSR. He was shot by the Gestapo on December 22, 1942."The sign is large.Size:LENGTH - 50 cm (about 19.7 inches)HEIGHT - about 39 cm (about 15.35 inches)THICKNESS - about 2.8 cm (about 1.1 inches)WEIGHT - about 15 kilograms RARE COLLECTOR'S PIECE!!! Shipping – registered air mail ! в100% OLD USSR ORIGINAL!Very good for collection ! PURCHASE 5 OR MORE LOTS WITH PHOTO- FREE DELIVERY!!!Very good condition. Will combine shipping If You have any questions-please contact us before bidding and you will receive clear answers.PLEASE, SEE THE PICTURES. Please see my other items, there are many interesting things !!!You buy exactly what you see in the photo! Have a good shopping !

Price: 1250 USD

Location: Europe

End Time: 2024-12-25T18:53:53.000Z

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