The film tells about veterans - participants in the battles for the liberation of the city of Mikhailov in the Ryazan region in December 1941. The battalion commander of the 1105 regiment of the 328th division Seleznev, the commissar of the 1113 regiment of the 330th division Mikhailov, the commander of a separate sapper battalion of the same division Saprykin, the commander of the communications company Ivanov, the chief of communications of the regiment Zaslavsky, the commander of the company Chekan arrived at the site of the former battles 34 years later. General P.A. was in charge of the operation of the liberation of the city of Mikhailov. Eremin. Students of the local school learn about the battles for the city.