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Klushino (Russian: Клушино, IPA: [ˈkluʂɨnə]) is a village in Smolensk Oblast (Western Oblast before 1937), Russia. It is situated on the old road between Vyazma and Mozhaysk, not far from Gzhatsk (now named Gagarin), and it was the site of a major battle during the Polish–Russian War of 1609–1618.
During World War II, Pillau had a U-boat training facility, and on 16 April 1945, the German submarine U-78 was sunk by Red Army artillery fire while she was docked near the electricity supply pier in Pillau port, and was the only U-boat to be ever sunk by land-based forces in World War II. As the Red Army entered East Prussia, more than ...
Destruction during World War II in 1944. The first documented mention of Nemmersdorf was in 1515 in a decree of the Insterburg Central Office. [5] At that time, it was part of the Kingdom of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Order, [6] and from 1525 held by Ducal Prussia. A prehistoric cemetery was located near the village. [4]
Map of the town of Tilsit (c. 1775) In the winter of 1678–1679, during the Scanian War, the town was occupied by Sweden. [9] From the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. During the Seven Years' War, in 1757–1762, the town was under Russian control. [9] Afterwards it fell back to Prussia.
Operation Barbarossa [g] was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along a 2,900-kilometer (1,800 mi) front, with the main goal of capturing territory up to a line between ...
It was previously known as Khotchino, [2] Gatchina (until February 14, 1923), [12] Trotsk (until August 2, 1929), [13] and Krasnogvardeysk (until January 28, 1944). [13]Gatchina, the largest town in Leningrad Oblast, is best known as the location of the Great Gatchina Palace, one of the main residences of the Russian Imperial Family during the 18th and 19th centuries.
World War II memorials in Russia (30 P) Pages in category "World War II sites in Russia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Chushka (Russian: Чушка́) is an abandoned village on the Chushka Spit in Zaporozhskoye Rural Settlement of Temryuksky District, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is located beside Port Kavkaz , which includes the Kerch Strait ferry terminal, near the end of the spit.