Tag: silesia

• [Sharing] 38 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s capture of Glogow, a city in Lower Silesia, following a weeks-long siege that started in mid-February. The same day, Soviet forces seized Senec, which is only 20 kilometers from Bratislava, and Sopron, a crucial transportation center on the route to Vienna. 352 settlements were freed in…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  1 April 2025

  fascism, history

  austria, battlefortheruhr, berlin, bratislava, fascism, germany, glogau, glogow, history, hungary, imperialism, ruhr, russia, russophobia, schlesien, senec, silesia, slovakia, sopron, sovietunion, sputnik, strategy, UK, US, victory80, vienna, wien, winstonchurchill

• [Sharing] 39 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  80 years ago today, the Red Army advanced 30 km through Hungary toward the border with Austria, opening the door to operations in the Reich’s southern, not-so-soft underbelly. In Galanta, Slovakia, a Soviet breakthrough on route to Bratislava led to the capture of a key Nazi transportation hub. Further to the north, Soviet forces captured…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  31 March 2025

  fascism, history

  austria, bratislava, czechoslovakia, fascism, galanta, germany, history, hungary, luftwaffe, mistel, oderneisse, poland, raciborz, ratibor, russia, schlesien, silesia, slovakia, sovietunion, sputnik, szentgotthard, 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] 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

• [Sharing] 47 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  With just 47 days to go until the anniversary of the Red Army’s victory, on this day Soviet forces delivered an ultimatum to those who were defending the city of Danzig with a proposal to surrender [end] Related March 22, 2025: 48 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 21, 2025: 49 Days to Victory Day…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  23 March 2025

  fascism, history

  baborow, balticsea, battlefortheruhr, bauerwitz, danzig, ernau, fascism, gdansk, gdynia, germany, heiligenbeil, history, mamonovo, poland, pomerania, pommern, preussen, prussia, ruhr, russia, schlesien, silesia, sopot, sovietunion, sputnik, UK, US, victory80, zoppot

• [Sharing] 50 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  On this day, 80 years ago, the Soviet Army continued its successful offensive operations, forcing the Wehrmacht to abandon Altdamm in Poland [end] Related March 19, 2025: 51 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 18, 2025: 52 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 17, 2025: 53 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 16, 2025: 54…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  20 March 2025

  fascism, history

  adolfhitler, altdamm, baltiysk, braniewo, braunsberg, breslau, dabie, fascism, germany, heinrichhimmler, heinzguderian, history, oderneisse, OKW, pillau, poland, pomerania, pommern, preussen, prussia, russia, schlesien, schutzstaffel, silesia, sovietunion, sputnik, stettin, szczecin, victory80, vistula, wehrmacht, weichsel, wroclaw

• [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…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  15 March 2025

  fascism, history

  balaton, balticstates, courland, fascism, germany, history, hungary, kaliningrad, koenigsberg, kurland, latvia, lotharrendulic, opole, oppeln, poland, russia, schlesien, silesia, slask, sovietunion, sputnik, victory80, wehrmacht