Город-герой Одесса / Hero City Odessa - 1941-1944

Город-герой Одесса В фотографиях 1941-1944 Hero City Odessa In photographs 1941-1944 Музыка: У Черного моря - Музыка: Модест Табачников Слова: Семен Кирсанов 1951г. Исполняет: Леонид Утесов Исполнение 1951г. Прослушать: Music: Near the Black Sea“ - Music: Modest Tabachnikov Lyrics: Семен Кирсанов 1951г. Performed by: Leonid Utesov Performance 1951 Odessa suffered greatly during the occupation of the city by Nazi Germany, from October 16, 1941 to April 9, 1944... The city suffered great damage with many hundreds of buildings burned and destroyed. Sanatoriums, hospitals, city power stations were all affected and her museums plundered. During this time the Soviets fought a guerilla war based in the city catacombs, They organised an underground regional committee of the Communist Party, established suburban district committees, five partisan detachments and 45 other underground groups... On December 22, 1942, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, a medal “For the Defense of Odessa“ was established . On May 8, 1965, Odessa became the latest recipient of the Hero-city reward.