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Cadets Attend Starlin Line

LOSHANY, BELARUS - FEBRUARY 20: Young cadets visit Starlin Line as part of Belarus’ national day of defence. Starlin Line was the heavily fortified western border of the Soviet Union during WWII. In Loshany a section has been turned into an interactive museum and is home to thousands of Soviet War artefacts. People from across the country come to celebrate a day of national military defence by revisiting historical battles including the Soviet-led military "Rogachev-Zhlobin Offensive".

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2021
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: Minsk, Belarus
Camera: ILCE-7SM2
Copyright: © JonNY Pickup