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Soldiers & People
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1.2K14th SS Volunteer Infantry Division “Galicia” (1st Ukrainian)
14th SS Volunteer Infantry Division History The division was recruited from the inhabitants of the Galicia district of the General Government. The...
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992Audie L Murphy – American WW2 Hero
Audie L Murphy – Background Audie Murphy; – American military and film actor, World War II, American soldier most honored for personal...
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836Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub – Top Allied WW2 Ace
Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub: Ace pilot during the Great Patriotic War, the most effective allied fighter pilot (64 victories). Born: June 8, 1920,...
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948Operation Uranus – Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Uranus – Military situation before the operation Stalingrad strategic offensive operation, codenamed Operation Uran (November 19, 1942 – February 2, 1943)...
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1.2KSoviet prisoners of war “POW” in German Captivity WW2
WW2 Soviet Pow Captivity conditions and mortality Soviet prisoners of war during the Great Patriotic War – a category of servicemen of...
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728Nikolai Filippovich Batyuk – Guard Major General
Nikolai Batyuk- From Regular Soldier to Guard Major General Nikolai Filippovich Batyuk ( December 19, 1905 – July 27, 1943 ) –...
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1.1K1Pavlov’s house- The Battle of Stalingrad
Pavlov’s House is a 4-storey residential building located on Lenin Square in Volgograd , in which a group of Soviet soldiers heroically...
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1.3K1Movie: “Life Goes On”- First Hand Accounts From “Mikhail Zorin” and His service at “Nevsky Petechok”
“Nevsky Outlet” – was the symbol of a bridgehead on the left (east) bank of the Neva River opposite the Nevskaya Dubrovka...
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4.2K2September 8, 1941 – 80th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Siege of Leningrad
September 8, 1941- The day that forever changed the lives of millions of people in the city of Leningrad or modern day...
