01 July 2014

1944: Russia's "Year Of Ten Victories"

This year Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of The Year Of Ten Victories. During World War 2, USSR won 10 major battles against Germany, as the Red Army pushed the Wehrmacht west:

Month
Battle
1. January
Leningrad
2. February/March
Korsun
3. April
Crimea
4. June
Finland
5. June
Belorussia
6. July/August
Ukraine
7. August
Moldavia/Romania
8. September
Estonia/Latvia
9. October
Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Yugoslavia
10. November
Norway

At least 2 crore Soviet men, women and children died in World War 2.

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