Soviet War Memorial (Vienna)
Record: 12 m
The Soviet War Memorial in Vienna, more formally known as the Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee (English: Heroes' Monument of the Red Army) is located at Vienna's Schwarzenbergplatz. The semi-circular white marble colonnade partially enclosing a twelve-metre figure of a Red Army Soldier was unveiled in 1945. The Heroes' Monument of the Red Army in Vienna was built to commemorate 17,000 Soviet soldiers who were killed in action during the Vienna Offensive in World War II.Website:http://www.nachkriegsjustiz.at/vgew/1030_schwarzenbergplatz.php
