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Daily pictures: Victory Day
Under command of Nazi Germany, the European fascist armies attacked Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. After initial successes of the invaders, the Red Army turned the tide in Stalingrad, where the German 6. Armee was wiped out on January 31, 1943. The last fascist offensive, in July, triggered around Kursk the largest tank battle…
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[Sharing] 1 Day to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops liberated Dresden, the capital of Saxony, crossed the Ore Mountains and attacked the headquarters of Army Group Center, forcing its top brass to flee. Meanwhile, the second act of unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany was signed – this time, in the presence of Georgy Zhukov, deputy supreme…
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[Sharing] 2 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet Union and Allied forces accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany [end] Related May 6, 2025: 3 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik May 5, 2025: 4 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik May 4, 2025: 5 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik May 3, 2025: 6 Days to Victory…
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[Sharing] 3 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Eighty years ago today, Soviet forces initiated the Prague operation to aid Czechs who had risen against Nazi oppression. At the same time, the Wehrmacht leadership attempted to negotiate a partial surrender with the United States, but their efforts were unsuccessful [end] Related May 5, 2025: 4 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik May 4, 2025:…
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[Sharing] 4 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Eighty years ago on this day, Soviet forces pressed forward with their successful offensive, capturing Swinemünde and battling with the remaining Wehrmacht units on the right bank of the Elbe. At the same time, an anti-Nazi uprising erupted in Prague [end] Related May 4, 2025: 5 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik May 3, 2025: 6…
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[Sharing] 7 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
With only seven days remaining until victory, the act of surrender of German forces in Italy came into effect, the Berlin garrison fell to Soviet troops, and top Nazi Martin Bormann chose suicide [end] Related May 1, 2025: 8 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 30, 2025: 9 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 29,…
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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] 14 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their advancing, consolidating efforts. Today marks the end of the East Prussian operation, in which Soviet forces seized East Prussia and soundly defeated enemy resistance. Pillau, Müllrose, Krausnick, and Riesa were among the 24 towns and villages that were freed. During this campaign, some 3,500 German…
