The multinational people of Uzbekistan took an active part in World War II and made a worthy contribution to the Great Victory over fascism.

In order to perpetuate the memory of the heroism of our compatriots on the battlefields, the dedicated work of Uzbeks in the rear, their historical merits to our country and the world community, to strengthen today’s peaceful life in Uzbekistan, an excellent memorial complex was built in Tashkent at the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan, in Victory Park, where the State Museum of Glory was created.

The State Museum of Glory has opened its doors at the 75^th anniversary of the Great Victory. It opens with an artistic and memorial composition reflecting the territorial structure of Uzbekistan. The museum consists of five sections, its total area is 38,002 m². Above the museum stands the monument “Eternal feat”, erected in honor of General Sabir Rakhimov, all the brave and courageous sons and daughters of Uzbekistan.

Documents and photographs of the war years were selected while creating the museum. Based on the archival materials studied, new evidence was received about the participation of the people of Uzbekistan in World War II, which replenished the museum fund. Now there are more than 20,000 exhibits in the museum. 

The museum presents unique, rare materials: front-line newsreels, documents from the archives of Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus and other countries of the Commonwealth, recollections of World War II participants and labor veterans, evidence of the dedication of the people of Uzbekistan at the front and rear, of high humanism, generosity and mercy shown to thousands of people, orphans evacuated during the war in Uzbekistan. They talk about the unprecedented feat of our fathers and grandfathers in freeing the world from Nazism.