Hospital for wounded soldiers of the Soviet Army was situated in this clinic from the first days of the Great Patriotic War
During the Great Patriotic War, this building housed a hospital for wounded soldiers of the Soviet Army. Over the years of the war, thanks to the medical staff, more than 70% of the wounded and more than 90% of the sick fighters returned to service. 116 thousand doctors were awarded orders and medals. 47 of them became Heroes of the Soviet Union, 17 of whom were women. Doctors and nurses who worked in hospitals for wounded soldiers performed a real feat. In memory of the building that housed the hospital for wounded soldiers of the Soviet Army, at the address 2, Yauzskaya Alley, building 2, in 1967 a memorial plaque was installed. It is made of dark gray granite, the inscription is carved on it: “From the first days of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, a hospital for wounded soldiers of the Soviet Army was located in this building.”
Address: Moscow, Novaya Basmannaya str., 26, bldg. 1
