Suworow Monument
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A Russian monument in central Switzerland ??? Yes, General Suworow and his army, fighting the Napoleonic troops, came from Italy across the Gotthard Pass. Hence the monument on the pass!
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•May 24, 2020
The "Russdenkmal" at the Devil's Bridge commemorates the local battle between the Russians crossing the Alps under General Suvorov and the French soldiers under General Lecourbe on September 25th, 1799. The so-called Franzosen-Platz was only inaugurated two hundred years later, on September 25th, 1999.
translated by•June 16, 2021
The monument and painting on the building next to it commemorate the crossing of the Albps of Russian troops under General Suvorov in 1799.
translated by•October 14, 2018
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