A lokacin yakin duniya na biyu, Smolensk ya sake zaɓa ta tarihi a matsayin mataki na daya daga cikin manyan yaƙe-yaƙe, yakin Smolensk.
Tabbas, mafi rikitarwa na jumla shine "A lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na II, Smolensk ya sake ganin manyan fadace -fadace a lokacin Yaƙin Smolensk na farko lokacin da Jamus ta kama garin a ranar 16 ga Yuli, 1941. "