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the Students-the search engines of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Peter the Great found in Karelia, the remains of a Spanish soldier. He was the Leningrad volunteer and fought in the 3rd Frunzenskaya militia division during the great Patriotic war.

to Identify him have been found mortal medallion. It’s Suarez Grana, Antonio, told TASS commander of the “Volunteer – Polytech” Alexander novokshanov. In the medallion, in addition to the standard form, there was a note written in Spanish by hand, with the address and data.

by the Way, the military Memorial complex of the 3rd Frunzenskaya militia division is in the area Karelian village Candaba. There was opened a memorial sign in honor of the victims of the Spaniards. Their children evacuated to the USSR during the civil war 1936 -1939 years in Spain.

Sixty people became volunteers of the 3rd Frunzenskaya division of the Leningrad army of people’s militia during the great Patriotic war. They formed the nucleus of a reconnaissance company. In the battles on the Karelian front, only seven people survived.

Suarez Gran Antonio became the second Spaniard, the remains of which St. Petersburg the searchers found in the Olonets region of Karelia.