Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2014 6:50:02 GMT -5
WWII Arctic Convoys anniversary:
Russian, British veterans to converge in London to mark WWII Arctic Convoys anniversary.
Russian and British veterans of the Arctic Convoys of World War II will converge on HMS Belfast on May 9 to mark the 69th anniversary of the victory in World War II and commemorate their vital missions in 1941-45, said Yevgeny Kasevin, the founder and organizer of the London celebrations, Interfax reports.
"In line with Presidential Decree No.131 of March 10 2014 the first of the 3,000 British veterans of the Arctic Convoys will be presented with Ushakov medals aboard the Belfast on May 9 in a ceremony being organized by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian embassy in London," he said.
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Russian, British veterans to converge in London to mark WWII Arctic Convoys anniversary.
Russian and British veterans of the Arctic Convoys of World War II will converge on HMS Belfast on May 9 to mark the 69th anniversary of the victory in World War II and commemorate their vital missions in 1941-45, said Yevgeny Kasevin, the founder and organizer of the London celebrations, Interfax reports.
"In line with Presidential Decree No.131 of March 10 2014 the first of the 3,000 British veterans of the Arctic Convoys will be presented with Ushakov medals aboard the Belfast on May 9 in a ceremony being organized by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian embassy in London," he said.
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