Memorial of the heroic defense of Odessa

The memorial of the heroic defense of Odessa of the 411th coastal battery is a memorial complex dedicated to the heroic defense of Odessa during the Great Patriotic War. The memorial complex includes a museum, an exhibition of military equipment in the open air, a coastal defense battery, and a large park planted with oaks. The memorial of the heroic defense of Odessa is located on the southern outskirts of Odessa and belongs to the Kiev district. Curiously, the idea of ​​creating a Memorial originally belonged not to the authorities, but to a number of labor collectives and public organizations in Odessa. Their appeals in February 1975 were published in the urban newspaper “Evening Odessa” and the Headquarters for the construction of the Memorial was created. A significant contribution to the creation, development and preservation of the Memorial was made by many enterprises, institutions and higher educational institutions of the city.n