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Most of them spent some time (usually few weeks) in some sort of filtration camps while army's counterintelligence check their stories and documents. Most of them immediately returned to the frontline after that period. Very few of the soviet POWs were actually sent to Gulag and most of them were actually nazi collaborants and traitors (ukrainians and balts mostly, but also a russian ROA members and others). Most of them were released after 5-10 years in jail and lived as an ordinary soviet citizen after that.
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Liberation of Baltics 1944.
Il-2M3, 2 squadron of 566 assault air regiment. Pilot - sr.lieutenant Vassily Iliich Mykhlyk.
Officers of 683 assault air regiment. sb.lt. N.I.Alabugin (KIA 23.12.1944), lt. A.N.Eremin (KIA 31.08.1944), sr.lt. L.P.Rychkov (MIA 16.10.1944), sb.lt. S.Y.Astakhov (MIA 28.10.1944). Casualties ratio amongst Il-2 pilots was horrific.
Soviet partisans patrol in liberated Vilnius.
Su-152.
Machinegunners cross the street during fightings in Vilnius.
Infantry on march. "Polotsk is our (liberated). Go to the west! Soviet people of soviet baltic are waiting us!".
Il-2M3, 2 squadron of 566 assault air regiment. Pilot - sr.lieutenant Vassily Iliich Mykhlyk.
Officers of 683 assault air regiment. sb.lt. N.I.Alabugin (KIA 23.12.1944), lt. A.N.Eremin (KIA 31.08.1944), sr.lt. L.P.Rychkov (MIA 16.10.1944), sb.lt. S.Y.Astakhov (MIA 28.10.1944). Casualties ratio amongst Il-2 pilots was horrific.
Soviet partisans patrol in liberated Vilnius.
Su-152.
Machinegunners cross the street during fightings in Vilnius.
Infantry on march. "Polotsk is our (liberated). Go to the west! Soviet people of soviet baltic are waiting us!".
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Liberation of northern Norway 1944.
Soviet armour in Petsamo.
Admiral A.G.Golovko, mr.general E.T.Dubrovtsev, col. Rassokhin. Pechenga 15 october 1944.
Soviet armour in Petsamo.
Admiral A.G.Golovko, mr.general E.T.Dubrovtsev, col. Rassokhin. Pechenga 15 october 1944.
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Soviet invasion and occupation of Eastern Poland (parts of the present day, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine), September 1939, which culminated in the joint Soviet - German parade in a city of Brest on September 22nd, 1939.
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Soviet troops liberated Poland.
Poland flag raised above liberated Warsaw by Poland and Russian soldiers.
Soviet army officer talk with locals in Lodz city, january 1945.
People greets Soviet soldiers on the streets of Lodz.
Locals welcomes Soviet soldiers in Krakow, febrary 1945.
ISU-152 on the street of Breslau. Iconic armour, on pair with t-34 are true symbols of liberation of Europe.
Soldiers of 100 infantry division open gates of Auschwitz.
Soviet troops in Krakow.
Poland flag raised above liberated Warsaw by Poland and Russian soldiers.
Soviet army officer talk with locals in Lodz city, january 1945.
People greets Soviet soldiers on the streets of Lodz.
Locals welcomes Soviet soldiers in Krakow, febrary 1945.
ISU-152 on the street of Breslau. Iconic armour, on pair with t-34 are true symbols of liberation of Europe.
Soldiers of 100 infantry division open gates of Auschwitz.
Soviet troops in Krakow.
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I think this "plug" will be appropriate here. The Realtime History team, i.e. the guys behind the Great War channel on YouTube are crowdfunding their next project a full length documentary, 16 Days in Berlin, WW2 documentary about The Battle of Berlin. They are very close to reaching their goal, but honestly I thought that the support level will be higher than it turned out to be. The campaign is being run on Indiegogo platform rather than kickstarter. If anyone is interested in contributing here is the link: Documentary: 16 Days in Berlin
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Liberation of Austria. Vienna offensive operation 1945.
Sherman tanks of 46 guard tank brigade on the streets of Vienna, april 1945.
Soviet artillery on the mountain roads.
Mortar team in Vienna.
Military pointsman N.Klimenko.
Su-76M self-propelled guns.
T-34-85 tanks.
80 guard infantry division.
Mortars near the Hofburg palace.
Soviet soldier with locals.
War is over.
Sherman tanks of 46 guard tank brigade on the streets of Vienna, april 1945.
Soviet artillery on the mountain roads.
Mortar team in Vienna.
Military pointsman N.Klimenko.
Su-76M self-propelled guns.
T-34-85 tanks.
80 guard infantry division.
Mortars near the Hofburg palace.
Soviet soldier with locals.
War is over.
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On June 20th, 1944, Red Army drove the Finnish forces out of the city of Viipuri. Following the 1947 Paris Peace conference, Finland renounced all of its claims to the city. The city that changed hands and therefore names between several states during its history officially regained its Russian imperial name, Vyborg.
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Sorry but not exactly true. Yes they didnt send troops to fight in USSR or Nort Africa, but Bulgarian troops did invade Yugoslavia and Greece, and were quite brutal.
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Battle of Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan Incident 11 May – 16 September 1939. Not enough attention is paid to that campaign, which changed the course of WWII. An ugly, hard fought, but decisive Soviet victory gave an upper hand to the Japanese Navy commanders who favored an expansion and drive for resources to the South Pacific, rather than an Imperial Japanese Army preference for the Northern strike into Siberia and the Soviet Far East.
Few folks realize that the troops commanded by General Zhukov were the best ones the Red Army had at that time. The rank and file was by and large folks from Ukraine and central Russia who were deported to the Far East and Siberia in the aftermath of peasant uprisings of the 1920s and collectivization of the early 1930s. The officers corps was composed of men who were trying to avoid Stalin's purges of the 1930s by seeking posts in undesirable far flung regions of the Soviet Union. Some of the officers on the Soviet side were actually released from Gulag so that they could take part in fighting. Yet, like I've said it was the Soviet numerical and qualitative advantage over the Japanese and the superb logistical effort that played the leading role in the Japanese defeat rather than the skill and ingenuity of the high command.
Few folks realize that the troops commanded by General Zhukov were the best ones the Red Army had at that time. The rank and file was by and large folks from Ukraine and central Russia who were deported to the Far East and Siberia in the aftermath of peasant uprisings of the 1920s and collectivization of the early 1930s. The officers corps was composed of men who were trying to avoid Stalin's purges of the 1930s by seeking posts in undesirable far flung regions of the Soviet Union. Some of the officers on the Soviet side were actually released from Gulag so that they could take part in fighting. Yet, like I've said it was the Soviet numerical and qualitative advantage over the Japanese and the superb logistical effort that played the leading role in the Japanese defeat rather than the skill and ingenuity of the high command.
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Ополченцы (Militia) in Moscow Sokolniki park 1941.
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Soviet army 203mm howitzer B-4 in Berlin, april 1945.
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These days we celebrate 75-years liberation of Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia.
Russian troops on the streets of Belgrade, october 1944.
Soviet sappers search mines and unexploded munitions.
AA gun near the Parliament building in Belgrade.
Funerals of the fallen soviet and yugoslavian soldiers.
Soviet officer and yugoslavian partisans plan some joint actions.
Soviet artillerymen with 57mm gun ZiS-2 in Belgrade.
T-34-85 tank cover medevac team that crossing the street.
76mm guns ZiS-3 of 4 Guard Mechanized Corps of Soviet Army in Belgrade.
Most heavy guns in liberation of Belgrade was ISU-152, usage of bomber aviation and heavy howitzers was restricted to minimze damage of the city.
Yugoslavian partisans and soviet soldiers.
Russian troops on the streets of Belgrade, october 1944.
Soviet sappers search mines and unexploded munitions.
AA gun near the Parliament building in Belgrade.
Funerals of the fallen soviet and yugoslavian soldiers.
Soviet officer and yugoslavian partisans plan some joint actions.
Soviet artillerymen with 57mm gun ZiS-2 in Belgrade.
T-34-85 tank cover medevac team that crossing the street.
76mm guns ZiS-3 of 4 Guard Mechanized Corps of Soviet Army in Belgrade.
Most heavy guns in liberation of Belgrade was ISU-152, usage of bomber aviation and heavy howitzers was restricted to minimze damage of the city.
Yugoslavian partisans and soviet soldiers.
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Naro-Fominsk, December 1941 Spirited defense by the Soviet troops during the first week of December 1941 stopped the last German offensive attempt towards Moscow. 201st Latvian Infantry Division made a good account of itself, especially considering that it was staffed by Jews (one of the inspecting Government officials exclaimed "Since when did the Jews become Latvians?") and Latvians deported to Siberia in 1940-1941 many of whom didn't even speak Russian as well Russians and Ukrainians who suffered the similar fate at the hands of the Stalinist regime. Yet, as this was the case with all Siberian and Far East Divisions who were all staffed by "unreliable elements" there were no defections or any display of cowardice on the part of enlisted men and officers.
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Your idiotic propaganda goes more and more ridiculous and grotesque every next post in this thread. Very expected for ukrainian that even promoted Azov nazi gang propaganda videos on this forum.
201 Latvian division was initially formed of pro-soviet latvians (50%, ~25% russians and ~15% jews) that served in militia (police) and NKVD.
Siberian divisions was formed mostly with Russians lived here in Siberia and also some other local people (Buriats, Yakuts and others) and has nothing with departed balts or western ukrainians. Siberian divisions were formed of people well adapted and equipped for winter actions and that is one of the reason of their good combat performance, despite of the lack of heavy weapon and armour.
PS I lived most of my life in Russian Far East (Khabarovsk, EAO, Amursk region) and Siberia and still live here (Novosibirsk).
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Liberation of Odessa.
Soviet infantry in attack.
general-colonel Vassily Ivanovich Chuikov, commander of the 8 Guard Army.
Destroyed vehicles on the streets of Odessa.
Soviet Partisans leaves underground shelters.
Soviet army soldiers on the streets of liberated city.
People removed German and Romanian signs.
Soviet soldiers observe destroyed german recce plane.
Soviet infantry in attack.
general-colonel Vassily Ivanovich Chuikov, commander of the 8 Guard Army.
Destroyed vehicles on the streets of Odessa.
Soviet Partisans leaves underground shelters.
Soviet army soldiers on the streets of liberated city.
People removed German and Romanian signs.
Soviet soldiers observe destroyed german recce plane.
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