On 18 July 2026, with the support of the Kroki Historical and Cultural Foundation for the Remembrance of the First World War, the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex hosted a military-historical battle reenactment marking the 110th anniversary of the Baranovichi Offensive near Skrobovo.<\/p>\n
The reenactment was dedicated to the heroes of the First World War, including young women who fought disguised as men, as well as teenagers.<\/p>\n
When the First World War began in 1914, Tonya Palshina was 17 years old. She cut her hair, bought an old soldier\u2019s uniform and, under the name Anton Palshin, volunteered for the front, where her heroism earned her two Crosses of St George and two Medals of St George.<\/p>\n
At the age of 16, Kira Bashkirova cut her hair and volunteered for the front using the papers of her cousin, Nikolai Popov. She was awarded the Cross of St George for her heroism in battle. The \u2018secret\u2019 of both young women was only discovered in the hospitals to which they were taken after being seriously wounded.<\/p>\n
By the age of 15, Vanya Kazakov had already been awarded three Crosses of St George and several medals. Anton Pshevodsky received the Cross of St George at the age of 14.<\/p>\n
Both the young women and the teenagers were volunteers, and therefore wore black, yellow and white piping on their shoulder straps.<\/p>\n\n\t\t