Penza team first at Volga war artifact search teams gathering
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Penza, 11 October 2015. PenzaNews. The Penza region team has earned the first place during the October 9-10 Volga Federal District gathering of war artifact search teams “Nobody is Forgotten” that was held in Mordovia.
The regional team improved on their last year’s result when they reached the third place in the Volga Federal District during the event in Kirov.
In Saransk, they presented their main achievements, including unearthing two medals “For Combat Merit” and “For Valor.”
The main competitions and educational courses of the gathering took place at the 1941-1945 military and labor feats memorial museum, where the artifact search teams took part in a game show and a quiz on their knowledge of weaponry, military archaeology and search archiving. Moreover, they competed in first aid skills and safety rules during expeditions.
Thanks to the victory of its team, the Penza region will be hosting the gathering next year.
Moreover, the winning team was awarded a free artifact search expedition, says the press service of the Penza region government.