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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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[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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