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Operations & Battles
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4.5K2Operation Fall Blau – Prelude to Stalingrad – June 28, 1942
Operation Fall Blau – Prelude to Stalingrad – June 28, 1942 Plan “Blau” (German: Fall Blau or Unternehmen Blau – “Blue Option”,...
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3.9KThe Defense of the Brest Fortress in June 1941
The defense of the Brest fortress in June 1941 – defensive military operations of the units of the Workers ‘and Peasants’ Red...
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1.8KDeath of the last surviving liberator of Auschwitz
David Alexandrovich Dushman ( April 1, 1923 , Danzig – June 4, 2021 , Munich ) – Red Army soldier and athlete,...
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2.6KNormandy Invasion – Operation Overlord
Normandy Invasion – Operation Overlord Amphibious operations carried out on June 6, 1944 in Normandy during World War II by US forces,...
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2.4KThe Second Assault on Sevastopol, Crimea WW2
June 1942 Second assault 2nd Assault on Sevastopol The land defense of Sevastopol was based on a series of large permanent structures...
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3.1KMAY 9 -Victory Day
MAY 9- Victory Day holiday Victory Day – a holiday of the victory of the Red Army and the Soviet people over...
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4.3KThe Storming of the Reichstag WW2 – May 2, 1945
The Battle For the Reichstag WW2: 28 April 1945 By the evening of April 28, units of the 79th Rifle Corps...
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2.7KDachau Concentration Camp and Liberation Incident
Dachau – One of the Worst Concentration Camps of WW2 Founded on March 22, 1933 in Dachau (federal state of Bavaria), near...
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2.5KThe Meeting on the Elbe River by the Allies WW2
American and Soviets Meet on the Elbe River WW2 The meeting on the Elbe is an episode of the Second World War...
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4.1K“Escape From Hell” The Escape of the Devyatayev Group
One of the most incredible stories of the Second World War is the Escape of the Fighter Pilot named Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev...
