Day of liberation of Kerch from the German fascist invaders

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  Day of liberation of Kerch from the German fascist invaders
  

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  April 11, the city-hero Kerch celebrates the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders.
  

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  During the Great Patriotic War, the front line passed four times through Kerch. For the first time the Hitlerites seized Kerch in November 1941, but already in December they were thrown back by the Red Army.
  

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  After a retreat from Kerch in May 1942, about 10,000 Soviet soldiers and up to 5,000 civilians took refuge in the ancient Adzhimushkay quarries.
  

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  Most of them died in a heroic struggle with enemies, which the "underground garrison" led for several months. The fascists poisoned them with smoke, arranged avalanches, filled up and blown up the entrances.
  

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  By the end of the occupation of the population, there was virtually no left in the city. As a result of active hostilities in Kerch, more than 85% of the buildings were destroyed. The liberators were met by a little over 30 residents from almost 100 thousand who inhabited the city in 1940.
  

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  For heroism, courage and merits of the population and heroic deeds of soldiers in the Great Patriotic War, Kerch was awarded the title Hero City.
  

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  Thank you for attention!