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5 lip 2014 · Unlike the Russian Imperial Army during the invasion of East Prussia in WWI, the Red Army came through an extremely brutal, devastating “total war” and was sharpened by the spirit of revenge towards those who committed atrocities against its country and killed millions of Soviet citizens (Belarus, for example, lost almost 1/4 of its pre-war ...
Up to 34 million soldiers served in the Red Army during World War II, 8 million of which were non-Slavic minorities. Officially, the Red Army lost 6,329,600 killed in action (KIA), 555,400 deaths by disease and 4,559,000 missing in action (MIA) (mostly captured).
The Soviet troops had over 900,000 men killed, wounded, captured or missing. The beleaguered forces, nevertheless, continued to fight on until October 13, tying up 28 German divisions.
Hundreds of thousands of servicemen died, went missing in action or were taken prisoner. Whole Soviet divisions simply ceased to exist.
22 maj 2023 · On May 2, 1945, Soviet photographer Yevgeny Khaldei snapped the now-famous photo of Alyosha Kovalyov and Abdulkhakim Ismailov raising the hammer and sickle over the Reichstag. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei.
21 sty 2020 · OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — On Jan. 27, 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in German-occupied Poland. The Germans had already fled westward, leaving behind the bodies of prisoners who had been shot and thousands of sick and starving survivors.
9 sty 2024 · In 1943, Kobytev managed to escape from captivity and again rejoined the Red Army. He participated in various military operations throughout Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and Germany. After the Second World War ended, he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal for his excellent military service during the battles for the liberation of Smila ...
