The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ( Uzbek: Noma'lum askar maqbarasi, Russian: Могила Неизвестного Солдата) is a war memorial, dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during World War II. [1] It is located on Mustaqillik Maydoni in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
It contains the remains of an Uzbek soldier who died in the Battle of Moscow. [2] The body was transferred to the authorities in the Uzbek SSR on May 7, 1975, in time for the 30th anniversary of the end of WWII. [3] [4] In 1999, it became part of the Square of Memory and Honour. [5]
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ( Uzbek: Noma'lum askar maqbarasi, Russian: Могила Неизвестного Солдата) is a war memorial, dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during World War II. [1] It is located on Mustaqillik Maydoni in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
It contains the remains of an Uzbek soldier who died in the Battle of Moscow. [2] The body was transferred to the authorities in the Uzbek SSR on May 7, 1975, in time for the 30th anniversary of the end of WWII. [3] [4] In 1999, it became part of the Square of Memory and Honour. [5]