Tag: kolberg

• [Sharing] 52 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  Kolberg, which had been designated a Festung—a fortified village under a no-surrender order that required special permission to surrender—was taken over by the Red Army on this day eight decades ago. In the meantime, fighting continued in Koenigsberg’s southwest suburbs [end] Related March 17, 2025: 53 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 16, 2025: 54…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  19 March 2025

  fascism, history

  czechoslovakia, fascism, germany, history, hron, kaliningrad, koenigsberg, kolberg, kołobrzeg, poland, pomerania, pommern, preussen, prussia, russia, slovakia, sovietunion, sputnik, victory80, zvolen

• [Sharing] 59 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  Today, 80 years ago, the Red Army took control of the western part of Kolberg and moved toward Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland), one of the biggest ports in the Baltics. At the same time, Belgrade hosted an exhibition commemorating the crucial Battle of Stalingrad [end] Related March 10, 2025: 60 Days to Victory Day…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  12 March 2025

  fascism, history

  balticsea, belgrade, danzig, fascism, gdansk, germany, history, kolberg, kołobrzeg, poland, russia, serbia, sovietunion, sputnik, stalingrad, victory80, yugoslavia