The Suvorov Cross in the Swiss village of Andermatt. Archival photoGENEVA, May 25. Russian compatriots and citizens of Switzerland cleaned off paint the memorial to the associates of Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in Andermatt, the Russian Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva reported. about the associates of the Russian commander Alexander Suvorov, who died in 1799 in battles with the troops of Napoleon. The authorities of the canton of Uri, on whose territory the monument is located, charged Russia with the costs of cleaning the memorial. Russian compatriots and concerned citizens of Switzerland have restored to their former grandeur most of the desecrated monument to Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov and his brave associates. Thank you for your time and hard work in preserving historical memory!» — the permanent mission reported in its Telegram channel. The monument «To the valiant associates of Generalissimo A.V. Suvorov, who died while crossing the Alps in 1799» is located at the Devil's Bridge in the Schollenen Gorge in the canton of Uri. The twelve-meter cross, erected back in 1898, still reminds of the heroism of the Russian army, which showed tactical skill in harsh weather conditions, on a mountain road and without any climbing equipment, defeating the French enemy.
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