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Lukashenko: 3 July has been inscribed in calendar of Belarus’ major national holidays forever

MINSK, 3 July (BelTA) – 3 July, a fateful date in the history of the Belarusian people, has been inscribed in the calendar of the country’s major national holidays forever, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he took part in a wreath ceremony at the Mound of Glory memorial on 3 July, BelTA has learned.

“Dear compatriots and guests of our country! First of all, I would like to congratulate you on Independence Day, the day when the capital of our Motherland was liberated from the Nazi invaders. This momentous date in the history of the Belarusian people has been inscribed in the calendar of the major national holidays forever,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The president noted that on 3 July the country traditionally turns to the history of the Great Patriotic War: Belarusians remember the heroes who at the cost of their lives gave them freedom, tell their children and grandchildren about the deeds of their grandfathers and fathers, go with them to the places of military glory and sorrowful memory. “This annual custom is the least we can do in the name and glory of those thanks to whom we live, make families and raise children,” said the head of state.

“Today we have gathered at one of the most famous monuments erected in honor of Red Army soldiers, in honor of our heroes who liberated Belarus from fascism 78 years ago. This majestic mound, as a guardian of historical memory, shows us the legendary line where the Soviet offensive began and which finally destroyed the main forces of the German Army Group Center and liberated our capital,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Here was the Minsk pocket, in which more than 100,000 Hitler soldiers got trapped. Most of them died here.

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