T-34 Tank Monument (Matveev Kurgan)

The Monument "Tank T-34" Matveev Kurgan (Russian: Памятник "Танк Т-34" в Матвеев Кургане) is a Russian monument located near the village of Matveev Kurgan.

On May 9, 1972 Tank T-34 was installed at the entrance to the settlement of Matveev Kurgan in honor of the 27th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War in memory of the feat of the tankmen of the 44th Army that participated in the liberation of the village Matveev Kurgan in February 1943.

After the defeat of the German troops at Stalingrad, the Soviet Army began the offensive in many directions.

Guard - Lieutenant Eroshin A.M. didn’t allow the enemy to blow up the railway bridge over the Oktyabrskaya street.

In 1968 Eroshin A.M. was given the title of "Honorary Citizen of the Settlement of Matveev Kurgan".

The street named after Eroshin