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[Sharing] 6 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their advancing, consolidating efforts. The 2nd Ukrainian Front liberated 41 localities in Czechoslovakia as it proceeded with its push east of Brno. Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg offered the British command the surrender of three Wehrmacht armies in exchange for the Germans not being taken by Soviet…
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[Sharing] 8 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
With only eight days remaining until the Red Army’s victory, the Reichstag garrison had surrendered by the end of May 1, while the Wehrmacht’s Chief of Staff Hans Krebs and Reich Chancellor Joseph Goebbels had taken their own lives [end] Related April 30, 2025: 9 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 29, 2025: 10 Days…
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[Sharing] 10 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops pressed on with clearing central Berlin of Wehrmacht forces, with the Reichstag being defended by the most zealous Nazi militants. Meanwhile, the German armies were steadily losing ground in other regions, succumbing to the Soviet advance [end] Related April 28, 2025: 11 Days to Victory Day…
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[Sharing] 18 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops continued the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation, closing in on the city and even engaging in street fighting with the remaining Wehrmacht forces. Meanwhile, the USSR and Poland signed a friendship treaty, strengthening the eastern flank [end] Related April 20, 2025: 19 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik…
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[Sharing] 25 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their advancing, consolidating efforts. Meanwhile, the East Prussian Operation was reaching its climax as the Wehrmacht’s Army Group South became completely encircled by Soviet forces. Nazi Germany was spiraling down towards complete political and military collapse [end] Related April 13, 2025: 26 Days to Victory Day…
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[Sharing] 26 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day, 80 years ago, the Soviet troops liberated Vienna, the capital of Austria, after 7 days of fighting. The city siege was sealed with the bold operation when the Soviet landing force seized control over the bridge in the heart of enemy lines and held it for two days, disrupting the Wehrmacht’s logistics…
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[Sharing] 28 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet forces engaged in harsh hostilities with Wehrmacht forces around the Austrian capital of Vienna and continued hammering Nazi troops in the Carpathians. Meanwhile, a rebellion broke out in the Buchenwald concentration camp with prisoners arresting the guards [end] Related April 10, 2025: 29 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik…
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[Sharing] 29 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Soviet forces took control of the Koenigsberg military installations on this day eight decades ago. Trencin, a strategic bastion in present-day western Slovakia, was evacuated by the Wehrmacht to the southwest. The Red Army moved farther to the west, into Vienna’s western neighborhoods. The Nazis demolished every bridge across the Danube Canal as they fled.…
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[Sharing] 32 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
In Koenigsberg, the Red Army captured 130 blocks, three forts, three factories and a sorting station. In Vienna, Soviet forces liberated 57 blocks, took control of the arsenal, train station and freight station. To the north-east of Bratislava, the Wehrmacht lost the important transportation hub of Novo Mesto. Meanwhile, US soldiers uncovered Reichsbank reserves hidden…
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[Sharing] 34 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops pushed the Wehrmacht out of Ruzomberok – a strategic hub in modern Slovakia- and continued advancing toward Brno along the Morava River. Meanwhile, harsh fighting roared around Vienna, Austria [end] Related April 4, 2025: 35 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 3, 2025: 36 Days to…
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