Tag: zvolen

• [Sharing] 52 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  Kolberg, which had been designated a Festung—a fortified village under a no-surrender order that required special permission to surrender—was taken over by the Red Army on this day eight decades ago. In the meantime, fighting continued in Koenigsberg’s southwest suburbs [end] Related March 17, 2025: 53 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 16, 2025: 54…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  19 March 2025

  fascism, history

  czechoslovakia, fascism, germany, history, hron, kaliningrad, koenigsberg, kolberg, kołobrzeg, poland, pomerania, pommern, preussen, prussia, russia, slovakia, sovietunion, sputnik, victory80, zvolen

• [Sharing] 56 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik

  On this day 80 years ago, the Red Army resumed its offensive near Koenigsberg, while in Czechoslovakia, Nazi forces lost Zvolen, a key transport hub. Meanwhile, Soviet troops continued crushing Nazi resistance in Hungary’s Lake Balaton region, preventing the German military from reaching the Danube [end] Related March 13, 2025: 57 Days to Victory Day…

  Nicolas Cinquini

  14 March 2025

  fascism, history

  balaton, berlin, czechoslovakia, danube, danzig, fascism, gdansk, germany, history, hungary, kaliningrad, koenigsberg, mosquito, poland, radars, russia, slovakia, sovietunion, sputnik, UK, victory80, zvolen