The coordinates point to the Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier in the Tver Oblast, Russia.
: The approach to the statue is flanked by broken steel walls laser-cut with the names of over 17,000 soldiers killed in the battles. 56.254072, 34.346546.jpg
: The bottom of the soldier's figure appears to dissolve into a flock of flying cranes , a powerful symbol of fallen warriors in Russian culture derived from the poem Zhuravli . The coordinates point to the Rzhev Memorial to
Completed in 2020, this monument is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers who fell during the (1942–1943), a series of some of the bloodiest clashes of World War II, often referred to as the "Rzhev Meat Grinder". Key Features of the Memorial 56.254072, 34.346546.jpg