On Oktyabrskaya Ploschad (October Square), close to the kremlin, is Volokolamsk's War Memorial. In addition to the eternal flame and memorial plaques, it includes two busts. One is of Ivan Panfilov, a Soviet general who was killed near Volokolamsk after managing to slow the Nazi advance on Moscow and in whose honour the 316th rifle division was later named. The second bust is of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly who was a Soviet-Kazakh officer in the 316th rifle division during the Battle of Moscow when the division was charged with halting the Nazi advance outside Volokolamsk and who later participated in the Soviet counter-offensive during the battle.