Part of the Bank of Russia's ongoing "Cities of Military Glory" series, Omsk received this designation in 2015 in recognition of its role as a major industrial and supply hub during the Second World War — home to evacuated factories from western Russia that produced tanks and ammunition throughout the conflict. The city also served briefly as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Provisional All-Russian Government under Admiral Kolchak from 1918 to 1919.
Part of the Bank of Russia's ongoing "Cities of Military Glory" series, Omsk received this designation in 2015 in recognition of its role as a major industrial and supply hub during the Second World War — home to evacuated factories from western Russia that produced tanks and ammunition throughout the conflict. The city also served briefly as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Provisional All-Russian Government under Admiral Kolchak from 1918 to 1919.