Tag: wehrmacht
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[Sharing] 35 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day eight decades ago, Soviet forces liberated Hungary and drove Wehrmacht forces out of Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava. Also, the Kaisersteinbruch prisoner of war camp was freed [end] Related April 3, 2025: 36 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 2, 2025: 37 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 1, 2025: 38 Days to Victory…
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[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…
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[Sharing] 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day eight decades ago, the Red Army captured a number of key sites in Czechoslovakia and attacked the Baltic naval port of Gdynia. The Wehrmacht’s positions were becoming worse every day, so the top brass of the Third Reich called an urgent meeting [end] Related March 25, 2025: 45 Days to Victory Day…
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[Sharing] 49 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day, 80 years ago, the Red Army relentlessly advanced, tightening the encirclement around Danzig while bracing for the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation in the Altdamm area. In a desperate bid to stave off the impending collapse of the Nazi regime, Hitler attempted to reshuffle his senior military brass [end] Related March 20, 2025:…
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[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…
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[Sharing] 51 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
The Red Army divided the Altdamm group of forces in two on March 19, 1945, as it continued its successful offensive operations. In the meantime, the Soviet Union’s Western allies persisted in independent talks with the Nazi high command to set up the local surrender of Wehrmacht soldiers in Italy [end] Related March 18, 2025:…
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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] 60 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
In an effort to free the eastern regions of the present-day Czech Republic and deny the Wehrmacht access to metallurgical resources, the Red Army began the Moravia–Ostrava offensive operation on this day eight decades ago. Over 100,000 people were killed when the US bombarded Tokyo at the same time [end] Related April 30, 2024: Soviet…
Nicolas Cinquini 