The Sacred war 1941-1945

Origin of the war
Invasion
Turning point
The aggressor dislodged from our land
Defeat of the enemy in Europe
Victory
People in the war
Epilogue

 

V.I.Varennikov. The great victory.

V.Karpov. The victory is a feat of the entire nation.

 

Origin of the war

The eve of the war

Preparation for Blitzkrieg against the USSR

The Red Army: force and weakness

What war the Soviet Union prepared for?

The Anti-Hitler Coalition

Invasion

The unexpected attack

First Blitzkrieg failures

The main vector of the invasion

The Battle of Moscow

Exaltation due to successes

Failures in spring

The second 'lightning' campaign against the USSR

Turning point

The counterattack at Stalingrad (operations 'Uran' and 'Mars')

Running the blockade of Leningrad (the operation 'Iskra')

Hitler craves for revenge

The Battle of Kursk

Destruction of 'East Rampart' (the battle for Dnepr)

The aggressor dislodged from our land

At flanks of the Soviet-German frontline

'Bagration' is the main operation of the campaign

Liberation of the Russian territory at the northern flank

Defeat of the enemy in Europe

In the Balkan region

In Czecho-Slovakia

Making Hungary go out of the war and aid to Yugoslavia

On the Polish territory

In Austria and Denmark

Aid to the nations liberated

Victory

Together with allies

The Crimea Conference ( Yalta)

The Berlin operation

The unconditional German surrender

The Victory Parade

People in the world

National aid to the front

The authority and the church

The rear to the front

Beyond the frontline

Captivity and collaboration

Punishment

Epilogue