Memorial to Soldiers of the 24th Guards Rifle Division

At the entrance to Myasnoy Bor village on the M-10 highway stands a memorial to soldiers of the 24th Guards Red Banner Rifle Division. Until March 1942 it was known as the 111th Rifle Division. As part of the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front, it took part in the Lyuban operation, whose main goal was to break the blockade of Leningrad. A stone staircase leads to the pedestal. The composition is based on a reinforced-concrete stylobate designed to resemble a permanent firing position with embrasures facing northwest and south. On the upper platform stands a metal pyramidal obelisk shaped like a five-sided bayonet; an Orthodox memorial cross stands at the entrance to the pedestal. Granite plaques are mounted on the pedestal. One bears the verses: “The war was paid for in full by tears and a mother's pain. We honor the memory of the fallen and will not allow a new war to flare up.” The second lists soldiers who were Heroes of the Soviet Union and full holders of the Order of Glory.