Orthodox cross by Freedom Monument at Shipka Pass and mountains of Sredna Gora, Bulgaria

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Around Shipka 6000 Russians and Bulgarians resisted 27000 strong Ottoman force that had been dispatched to break the siege of Plavna in August 1877.

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