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unusual facts about Great Patriotic War



East Siberian Railway

During the Great Patriotic War, the authorities of the East Siberian Railway provided volunteer units to be dispatched to the front (20 railmen would be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union), found resources for repairing military equipment, prepared rolling stock, and gradually increased the amount of freight from Siberia to the European part of the country.

Huang Jiguang

In one version of the story, it was also claimed that Huang's final action was specifically inspired by the Soviet war film Private Alexander Matrosov, which was in turn based on the real life exploit of Alexander Matrosov during the Great Patriotic War.

Paul Jarrico

The film was created under pressure from president Franklin D. Roosevelt to garner sympathy from the public for the Soviet cause in their war against Germany.


see also

Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum

The Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum is a museum in Minsk, Belarus.

DB-4

Ilyushin DB-4, a twin engined long-range bomber of the Great Patriotic War, built in the USSR

Hero City

On June 22, 1961 (20th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War) the term "Hero City" was applied to Kiev in the ukases that awarded Kiev the Order of Lenin and introduced the Medal "For the Defence of Kiev".

Ivan Lazarenko

General Ivan Sidorovich Lazarenko (1895-1944), who commanded 49th and 369th Rifle Divisions during the 1941-45 Great Patriotic War

Kutuzovsky Prospekt

Museum of Great Patriotic War and Park Pobedy (Парк Победы, Victory Park) on the site of former Poklonnaya Hill.

Lazarenko

General Ivan Sidorovich Lazarenko (1895-1944), who commanded 49th and 369th Rifle Divisions during the 1941-45 Great Patriotic War.

Mykola Rudenko

He was awarded the Order of the Red Star, of the Great Patriotic War 1st class, and six other medals.

To Donbass Liberators

In 2010, to honor the 65th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War three tanks were installed in front of the monument: T-34-76, T-34-85, T-54/55, two anti-tank guns ZIS-2, and ZiS-3.