10 RUB Voronezh, 2012, GVS

The coin is 10 rubles Voronezh series of City of Military Glory (WAN) released on April 2, 2012.

June 22, 1941, the first day of the war, Voronezh, and many other cities was declared martial law. It began to mobilize. But residents of Voronezh region and, without waiting for the summons, created the national militia groups. In the first weeks of the war in the militia came more than 60 thousand people. Voronezh was formed Communist Volunteer Regiment. The regiment commander and chief of staff were members of the Civil War, and the Commissioner - the rector of the Voronezh State University. Volunteer Regiment went into the army, later he was awarded the title of Guards. In the Voronezh region 165 was formed guerrilla units. The girls went to serve in the defense forces, the citizens worked in hospitals, sewing workshops, doing everything for the needs is just outside the front. November 7, 1941 in Voronezh, a parade of the troops of the Southwestern Front. Straight from the parade of the troops went to the front. Similar parades were held in only 3 cities - Moscow, Kuibyshev, and Voronezh.

In summer 1942 the front was broken. The Germans took the right bank of Voronezh. But the left bank remained undaunted, the Germans capture him and could not. The city was divided in half. Just 25 January 1943 Voronezh was liberated 60th Army commanded by General Chernyakhovsky. February 16, 2008 for their courage, fortitude and heroism shown by the defenders of the city in the fight for freedom and independence of the Fatherland, Voronezh was awarded the honorary title of "City of Military Glory"

The reverse of the coin depicts the coat of arms of Voronezh, which was granted to the city in 1781 for special merits in the development of the Russian state, defense of Russian lands for many centuries.

The honorary title of City of Military Glory (WAN) is assigned to the Decree of President of the Russian Federation "For courage, steadfastness and mass heroism the defenders of the city, in the struggle for freedom and independence of the Motherland."