Almost 70 years have passed since the end of the Great Patriotic War. This war became one of the most important phenomena in our country’s history. My grandmother didn’t go up the line but was evacuated to the Urals and worked at a factory. Every family remembers that time and thinks about its heroes. The heroic actions of the Soviet people remain in next generations’ memory for centuries. We are living peacefully only due to them.
Let me remind you of some most important dates in this terrible but triumphant war
22th June, 1941 – Germany declared war on the USSR
12th July 1941 – The USSR and Great Britain reached an agreement about mutual help against Germany
7th November 1941 – Military parade on Red Square, from where the warriors went to the front
7th November of 1941 – The declaration of the USA's President that the USA would be delivering weapons to the USSR under the land lease programme
5th December 1941 – 8 January 1942 – Fightback of the Soviet Army near Moscow
11th June 1942 – An agreement between the USSR and the USA on the basis for mutual aid in the war against [Nazi] Germany and collaboration after the war for peace and safety in the world
17th July 1942 – The Battle of Stalingrad ,the turning point in the war
23th of November 1942 – The end of the encirclement by the [Nazi]army near Stalingrad under Field Marshal Paulus
12th -18th January 1943 – Breaking of the Leningrad siege; 850,000 people died during the blockade
5th July 1943 – The Battle of Kursk
12th o July 1943 – The biggest tank battle in the war near the village of Prohorovka, 1200 tanks, self-propelled and assault guns took part
September – December 1943 – The battle for the River Dnieper
December 1943 – May 1944 – Liberation of Crimea and the right bank of Ukraine
9th May 1944 – Liberation of Sevastopol
15th September 1944 – Entry of the Soviet Army into Sofia, Bulgaria
23th September 1944 – Entry into Hungary
6th October 1944 – Entry into Czechoslovakia
17th January 1945 – Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops
30th January – 9th of April 1945 – Encirclement and rout of the German army in Koenigsberg
13th February 1945 – Liberation of Budapest
4th April 1945 – Liberation of Bratislava
13th of April 1945 – The capture of Vienna by Soviet troops
16th of April – 2nd of May –The capture of Berlin by Soviet troops
8th of May 1945 – Capitulation of Germany
9th of May 1945 – The end of the Great Patriotic War
We still celebrate, congratulating the veterans 70 years after the war and wishing no more wars in our country. We organize many events on Victory Day, honour veterans, provide free transport to the events and meetings for the veterans. The whole country watches the Military Parade on Red Square where the best forces of our army march over the cobbles as our grandfathers did 70 years ago. Eternal Rest for our fallen heroes and a standing ovation for those who have survived…