Village Sokolove (Kharkiv): travel guide online to Sokolove

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General information about Sokolove

The village of Sokolove is located on the Mzha River between Zmiyev and Merefa.

The settlement Sokoliv was founded in 1660.

On March 8, 1943, the 1st battalion of the Czechoslovak army of Colonel Ludvik Svoboda was baptized in the battles for the defense of the village against the German-fascist troops, successfully repelling numerous attacks by enemy tanks and infantry. In 1972, a memorial with the monument "Brotherhood in Arms" was opened, a large museum with a diorama of the battle in Sokolove is operating. On the anniversary of the battle, the village is often visited by guests from the Czech Republic, and historical reconstructions take place.

Село Соколове розташоване на річці Мжа між Змієвом і Мерефою.

Поселення Соколів засноване в 1660 році.

8 березня 1943 року в боях за оборону села проти німецько-фашистських військ прийняв бойове хрещення 1-й батальйон чехословацької армії полковника Людвіка Свободи, успішно відбиваючи численні атаки танків і піхоти ворога. В 1972 році відкрито меморіал з монументом "Братство по зброї", працює великий музей з діорамою бою в Соколовому. В річницю битви село часто відвідують гості з Чехії, проходять історичні реконструкції.

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Tourist attractions and museums of Sokolove

Fighting Fraternity Museum

Museum / gallery

The Fighting Fraternity Museum was opened in the village of Sokolove, where Czechoslovak volunteers of the 1st Separate Czechoslovak Battalion under the command of Colonel Lyudvik Svoboda first fought against the German-fascist forces in 1943 during the Second World War.

During the battle, about 300 enemy soldiers and officers, 19 tanks and 6 armored personnel carriers were destroyed. Second Lieutenant Otakar Yarosh was the first foreign citizen to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously). Other Czechoslovak and Soviet soldiers who fought side by side with them also received orders and medals.

The diorama "The Battle of March 8, 1943 in the village of Sokolove" occupies the central place in the exposition of the Fighting Fraternity Museum.

Documents, personal belongings, uniforms of Czechoslovak soldiers, samples of military equipment are also presented. Gifts and souvenirs from foreign guests are displayed separately.

Otakara Yarosha Street, 68