The 55th Podolsk Infantry Regiment is 225

Solemn events were held the evening before in Bendery on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the 55th Podolsk Infantry Regiment. This unit of the Russian Imperial Army was stationed in the Bendery Fortress for more than 25 years.

In 2017, the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vadim Krasnoselsky initiated the honoring of this military unit. The commemorative event takes place on the territory of the Bendery Military Historical Memorial Complex, created on the burial site of soldiers and officers of the Russian Imperial Army. The website of the PMR President writes about this.

The commemorative celebrations on the 29th of August were attended by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vadim Krasnoselsky with his wife, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov with his wife, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Alexander Korshunov, the Chairman of the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Alexander Rosenberg, representatives of ministries and departments.

“It is here that five thousand soldiers of the Russian Empire of one hundred and fifteen regiments of the Russian Imperial Army are buried. A special place in this list is occupied by the 55th Podolsk Infantry Regiment for the reason that it was stationed in the city of Bendery before its disbandment. Throughout its history, this unit took part in all the battles that the Russian Empire waged to protect its borders, or waged wars of liberation. In fact, the soldiers of this unit saved many people from complete annihilation,” said Vadim Krasnoselsky.

The PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky emphasized that there is no continuity of generations without memory, which is why it is so important to remember the past and honor the memory of Russian soldiers.

“Everything is in order with both memory and conscience in Pridnestrovie. I don’t know where else in the post-Soviet space there are memorials of such content and such essence, where they still celebrate the regimental holidays of those soldiers who gave their lives to defend Russia, the Russian Empire. I am convinced that Pridnestrovie will have a good history and a good future. We deserve it. The God will not leave us,” the President of the PMR emphasized.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov spoke about the heroic deeds of Russian soldiers.

“Today we pay tribute to the memory of those soldiers, officers, generals of the Russian army here, at this memorial. This memorial is a kind of collective memory of all Russian soldiers who participated in numerous battles in the 17th, 18th, 20th, and 21st centuries. I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart the initiators of the creation of this pantheon of memory. You especially feel at this place the pain and loss of those people who laid down their lives for our lives. I repeat, it was many centuries ago and it was quite recently,” noted Oleg Vasnetsov.

The soldiers and officers of the 55th Podolsk Infantry Regiment went through many wars; the infantry regiment was awarded the St. George Banners. During the Russo-Japanese War, Russian Emperor Nicholas II personally inspected the 14th division, which included the Podolsk regiment, in positions near Tiraspol. The last commander of the Podolsk Infantry Regiment was Isai Parfelyuk from the village of Kitskany. RESIDENTS of our region who participated in the battles of the First World War stood guard over the Fatherland in the ranks of the infantry regiment.

Celebrations continued at the monument to Russian military glory. The monument was created in 1912 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Patriotic War at the expense of soldiers and officers of the 55th Podolsk Infantry Regiment. The regimental holiday ended in the Church of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky.

Photo by the press service of the PMR President