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unusual facts about The First Blow



Nikolai Shpanov

The First Blow (Pervii Udar, 1939. Published before the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, it is a fictional account of the upcoming war between Third Reich and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Air Force stages a highly successful raid on industrial targets in Nuremberg. It was withdrawn from publication after Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler made their deal.)


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