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[Sharing] 9 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops raised the flag over Reichstag – the political heart of Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitler and his wife committed suicide; their bodies were burned in the garden of the Reich Chancellery. Meanwhile, the Soviet troops also liberated Ravensbruck – the largest female concentration camp – two thousand…
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[Sharing] IGNORANCE – Scott Ritter
America is infected with Russophobia, the irrational fear of Russia. This fear is the byproduct of ignorance which has been deliberately encouraged by decades of historic revisionism by western historians designed to paint Russia in a light that deviates far from fact-based reality. The antidote to the Russophobic poisoning of the western mind is truth,…
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[Sharing] 10 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops pressed on with clearing central Berlin of Wehrmacht forces, with the Reichstag being defended by the most zealous Nazi militants. Meanwhile, the German armies were steadily losing ground in other regions, succumbing to the Soviet advance [end] Related April 28, 2025: 11 Days to Victory Day…
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[Sharing] 11 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their advancing, consolidating efforts. Eighty years ago on this day, Russian tanks were fighting in the streets as intense conflicts raged in the heart of Berlin. Benito Mussolini, the fascist leader, was apprehended and put to death by Italian partisans in the meantime [end] Related April…
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[Sharing] 12 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their advancing, consolidating efforts. 80 years ago today, Soviet troops fought fiercely in the heart of Berlin, where key governmental and political institutions of Nazi Germany were situated. Among these was the infamous Führerbunker, where Adolf Hitler met his ultimate demise [end] Related April 26, 2025:…
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[Sharing] 15 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
With only 15 days remaining until victory, the Soviet Red Army had encircled Berlin, gradually tightening the noose around the enemy’s remaining defenders. Colonel General N.E. Berzarin was appointed to command the Soviet garrison in the German capital [end] Related April 23, 2025: 16 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 22, 2025: 17 Days to…
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[Sharing] 16 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day, 80 years ago, the Berlin Strategic Offensive drew closer to its victorious conclusion as Soviet troops reached the Teltow Canal in the city and continued fighting street by street steadily advancing toward the city center. As a sign of impending political collapse, Hitler’s close ally, Hermann Goring, was relieved of all his…
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[Sharing] 17 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Eighty years ago today, Soviet troops liberated Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin, freeing 3,000 internees from the grip of Nazism. Meanwhile, the Red Army established two encirclement rings around the Nazi capital [end] Related April 21, 2025: 18 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 20, 2025: 19 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 19, 2025:…
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[Sharing] 18 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops continued the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation, closing in on the city and even engaging in street fighting with the remaining Wehrmacht forces. Meanwhile, the USSR and Poland signed a friendship treaty, strengthening the eastern flank [end] Related April 20, 2025: 19 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik…
Nicolas Cinquini 