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[Sharing] 53 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
In the beleaguered Nazi stronghold city of Breslau (Wroclaw), the Red Army engaged in intense, house-by-house and street-by-street combat with German forces until they reached the last ring of fortifications in the Altdamm bridgehead 80 years ago today [end] Related March 16, 2025: 54 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 15, 2025: 55 Days to…
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[Sharing] 54 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Eighty years ago today, the Red Army began the Vienna Operation, which led to the liberation of Austria’s capital and western Hungary. In the meantime, intense fighting was going on close to Altdamm and southwest of Koenigsberg [end] Related March 15, 2025: 55 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 14, 2025: 56 Days to Victory…
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[Sharing] 55 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Red Army launched the Upper Silesian offensive. Meanwhile, Soviet troops split the Eastern Prussian group of Nazi German forces into two parts. In Hungary’s Lake Balaton region, the Nazis shifted to the defensive after ten days of intense battles [end] Related March 14, 2025: 56 Days to Victory…
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[Sharing] 56 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Red Army resumed its offensive near Koenigsberg, while in Czechoslovakia, Nazi forces lost Zvolen, a key transport hub. Meanwhile, Soviet troops continued crushing Nazi resistance in Hungary’s Lake Balaton region, preventing the German military from reaching the Danube [end] Related March 13, 2025: 57 Days to Victory Day…
Nicolas Cinquini 