Tag: gdingen

• [Sharing] 35 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  On this day eight decades ago, Soviet forces liberated Hungary and drove Wehrmacht forces out of Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava. Also, the Kaisersteinbruch prisoner of war camp was freed [end] Related April 3, 2025: 36 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 2, 2025: 37 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 1, 2025: 38 Days to Victory…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  4 April 2025

  fascism, history

  austria, badenbeiwien, bratislava, csaszarkobanya, czechoslovakia, fascism, gdingen, gdynia, germany, history, hungary, kaisersteinbruch, pomerania, pommern, russia, slovakia, sovietunion, sputnik, victory80, vienna, warcrime, wehrmacht, wien, yugoslavia

• [Sharing] 42 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  On this day 80 years ago, the Red Army liberated Gyor, Hungary’s second largest industrial center. Meanwhile, Soviet command devised two plans for the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation [end] Related March 27, 2025: 43 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 26, 2025: 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 25, 2025: 45 Days to Victory…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  28 March 2025

  fascism, history

  balticsea, berlin, fascism, frankfurtanderoder, gdingen, gdynia, georgyzhukov, germany, gyor, history, hungary, josephstalin, kostrzyn, kuestrin, oderneisse, poland, pomerania, pommern, russia, sovietunion, sputnik, strategy, victory80

• [Sharing] 43 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  The liberation of the industrial city of Rybnik in Upper Silesia was one of the successful offensive operations carried out by Soviet soldiers on this day eight decades ago. In the meantime, London was hit by Nazi Germany’s last V2 long-range ballistic missile [end] Related March 26, 2025: 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  27 March 2025

  fascism, history

  ballisticmissiles, balticsea, danzig, fascism, gdansk, gdingen, gdynia, germany, history, kostrzyn, kuestrin, london, oderneisse, poland, pomerania, pommern, russia, rybnik, schlesien, science, silesia, sovietunion, sputnik, strategy, terrorism, UK, vergeltungswaffen, victory80, warcrime, wehrmacht

• [Sharing] 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  On this day eight decades ago, the Red Army captured a number of key sites in Czechoslovakia and attacked the Baltic naval port of Gdynia. The Wehrmacht’s positions were becoming worse every day, so the top brass of the Third Reich called an urgent meeting [end] Related March 25, 2025: 45 Days to Victory Day…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  27 March 2025

  fascism, history

  adolfhitler, balticsea, banskabystrica, battlefortheruhr, bavaria, braniewo, braunsberg, czechoslovakia, devecser, fascism, gdingen, gdynia, germany, hermanngoering, history, hungary, josephgoebbels, papa, poland, pomerania, pommern, preussen, prussia, ruhr, russia, slovakia, sovietunion, sputnik, UK, US, victory80, wehrmacht

• [Sharing] 46 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  On this day eight decades ago, the Red Army advanced further across western Hungary and captured the Wehrmacht strongholds of Nysa and Leobschutz in Upper Silesia (present-day Poland). German forces fiercely attempted to counterattack Soviet soldiers in the vital shipyard cities of Danzig (Gdansk) and Gdynia along the Baltic coast. In all, 373 towns were…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  25 March 2025

  fascism, history

  austria, balticsea, barcelona, danzig, fascism, gdansk, gdingen, gdynia, germany, głubczyce, history, hungary, leobschuetz, neisse, nysa, olaffickert, poland, pomerania, pommern, preussen, prussia, russia, schlesien, schutzstaffel, silesia, sovietunion, spain, sputnik, UK, victory80, vienna, wehrmacht, wien, wilhelmkleinert