The “Memory of Afghanistan” Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Internationalist Veterans, together with Wargaming and with the support and participation of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus, will hold Tankers’ Day celebrations on 12–13 September 2015 at the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex for veterans of the Great Patriotic War, tank forces veterans, internationalist veterans, and residents and visitors to Minsk and the Minsk Region.
Provisional Event Schedule:
12 September
09:00 — buses begin departing from Minsk (Kamennaya Gorka metro station) for Stalin Line.
11:00 — attractions and activity zones open.
12:00 — unveiling of the monument to tank crews.
13:00 — reenactment of a tank battle from the Great Patriotic War by military-history reenactment clubs, featuring BT-7, T-34, T-44, SU-100, T-34-85, Pz III and StuG III vehicles.
14:00 — presentation by the developers and competitions on stage.
15:00 — performance by J:MOPC.
16:30 — reenactment of a battle from the Soviet–Afghan War, featuring historical clubs and T-72, T-55, BMP, BMD, PT-76, APC and BTR-D vehicles.
18:00 — event closes, followed by a tank parade.
13 September
09:00 — buses begin departing from Minsk (Kamennaya Gorka metro station) for Stalin Line.
11:00 — stage programme begins.
12:00 — first run through the “Tank Clash” obstacle course.
13:00 — reenactment of a tank battle from the Great Patriotic War, featuring BT-7, T-34, T-44, SU-100, T-34-85, Pz III and StuG III vehicles.
14:30 — second run through the “Tank Clash” obstacle course.
15:30 — performance by Bez Bileta.
16:00 — competitions by the stage.
16:30 — reenactment of a battle from the Soviet–Afghan War, featuring T-72, T-55, BMP, BMD, PT-76, APC and BTR-D vehicles.
17:30 — presentation of awards to the winners of the “Tank Clash”.
18:00 — event closes, followed by a tank parade. A brief list of the tanks and other armoured vehicles taking part in the Tankers’ Day celebrations: BT-7, T-34-76, T-34-85, SU-100, T-44, StuG, Pz III (replica), T-55, T-72, PT-76, BMP and BMD.
A campsite with pitches for tents will be available throughout the Tankers’ Day celebrations.
The Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex is located on the P28 road (Minsk–Molodechno), 20 km from the Minsk Ring Road.
On 12 and 13 September, free buses will run continuously between Kamennaya Gorka metro station and Stalin Line from 09:00 to 19:00 for visitors to the event.
Visitors arriving by car can use two equipped paid car parks or a new free unpaved parking area with space for 800 vehicles.
Tickets:
Tickets can be purchased from the ticket offices on the event days or in advance from us. on the website.
Tickets purchased through the website before 12 September: adults — 100,000 Belarusian roubles; children — 50,000 Belarusian roubles.
Tickets purchased online or from the complex ticket office on arrival on 12 or 13 September: adults — 150,000 Belarusian roubles; children — 50,000 Belarusian roubles.
For visitors without their own transport, shared minibuses bound for Molodechno depart from the Druzhnaya bus terminal every 20 minutes. By paying the full fare, you can travel to the Stalin Line stop.
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