Just days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow's forces massing on the border, officials in the medieval town of Lutzen, Germany, afforded landmark status to a Soviet-era World War II memorial standing outside a kindergarten in the town centre.
Such monuments have been toppled across Eastern Europe, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine. But in Germany, they are seen as a way to honor Nazi victims and grapple with history.
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By HUANG ZHILING | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-27 08:00 Share CLOSE Both Jiajin Mountain and the Songpan Grasslands, where the Red Army soldiers climbed the snowy mountains and crossed the dangerous grasslands, appeal to today s visitors with pandas or stunningly beautiful natural scenery.
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Mention of the Long March reminds people of the odyssey of the Red Army soldiers climbing the snowy mountains and crossing the dangerous grasslands. The Red Army soldiers climbed eight snowy mountains and the Songpan Grasslands, all of which are in Aba, says Jiang Zuquan, an information officer with the Aba prefecture committee of the Communist Party of China, in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan.
Holding the Line at Smolensk: The Red Army s Bloody Attempt To Stop the Nazi Juggernaut
In Smolensk during the summer of 1941, the Soviet Red Army attempted to slow Hitler s Operation Barbarossa.
Here s What You Need to Know: The Red Army suffered over 600,000 casualties, including almost 400,000 men taken prisoner.
After crushing the first-line Soviet armies in brutal three-week cauldron battles at the border, the steamroller of German Army Group Center continued deeper into Soviet territory during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on June 22, 1941.
The twin armored spearheads of Army Group Center were Panzer Group 2 under the command of General Heinz Guderian and Panzer Group 3 under extremely capable tank general Hermann Hoth. Their coordinated offensive on July 10, 1941, unleashed the Battle of Smolensk, a bloody struggle around the ancient Russian city that was to last two long months.