Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The Monument of Soviet Soldiers in Mikolin is dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of the First Ukrainian Front of the Red Army, who fell between January 23 and 30, 1945, during the crossing of the Oder river on the section from Lipki to Żelazna near Opole. Among others, the commander of two Soviet regiments, Vikentiy V. Skryganov, was mortally wounded there. After heavy fighting lasting until February 7, the Russians established a large bridgehead on the left bank of the Oder. In the vicinity of Skorogoszcz, a total of 325 Red Army soldiers fell, who were buried in the cemetery, from where on August 12 and 13, 1953, their remains were transferred to Kluczbork. In addition to the soldiers killed in combat, many drowned in the Oder and Nysa rivers. The monument was built between August and October 1945 by a Red Army engineering troops unit stationed in Skorogoszcz. Practical information: Sightseeing from Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Free admission. Sightseeing time: 1-1.5 hours. Free parking on Gimnazjalna Street. The International Jazz Festival is held annually in the villa's garden on the first weekend of August.