Memorial Stones Park 23 Pafilovtsev

There are a number of memorial stones on a path in the 28 Panfilov Guardsmen Park. The 28 Panfilov Guardsmen Park is a city park in the east of Almaty. It is dedicated and named after the Panfilov Heroes, the 28 soldiers of an Alma-Ata infantry unit who reportedly died defending Moscow against the German invasion during World War II. The group takes its name from Ivan Panfilov, the general commanding the 316th Division who, despite heavy losses, believed at the time that he had managed to significantly delay the German advance on Moscow, buying time for the city's defenders.