At the Irkutsk History Museum, the exhibition Awards and Weapons of World War II will run for two more weeks, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory and the end of the war. Visitors will see rare awards and weapons from the USSR, Germany and other participating countries, as well as award documents of Irkutsk veterans. Of special interest are the Hero of the USSR Star, the Orders of Suvorov and Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and the chance to view the MG 34 and DP 27 machine guns up close.
The exhibition “Awards and Weapons of the Second World War” will remain open for another two weeks. This exhibition is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the end of the Second World War. It is located at the Museum of the History of the City of Irkutsk.The exhibition features awards and weapons not only of the Soviet Union and Germany, as the main participants in the war, but also of their satellites: Japan, the USA, Britain, Mongolia, France, Belgium, and China. Most of the exhibits are extremely rare items. For example, visitors to the exhibition will see the Hero of the USSR Star, the Orders of “Suvorov” and “Bohdan Khmelnytsky,” the Order of the “Legion of Honour,” and much more. In order to immerse oneself as closely as possible in the era, some exhibits are freely accessible: two machine guns – the German MG-34 and the Soviet DP-27.
Also on display are awards and award documents of our fellow countrymen-heroes of the Great Patriotic War. The museum staff will enhance the impression of the exhibition with engaging stories from the history of the Second World War and the award system of the USSR.
The Museum of the History of the City of Irkutsk named after A.M. Sibiryakov is located at: 16a Frank-Kamenetsky St. For inquiries, call: 710-422, 710-423, 710-161.