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| Russian Ministry of Defense published documents on the liberation of Nikolaev in 1944 |
| 2022-06-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. We can't see those documents because both the Russian MoD and our betters on this side of the pond have seen fit to block it. Fuckers. Yandex has the files for download, but you gotta register. [REGNUM] A new historical section dedicated to the liberation of the cities of Soviet Ukraine from the Nazi invaders has opened on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense: “Those who have stepped into immortality: the heroic Nikolaevsky landing”. This was reported on June 3 by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry. Among the materials of the multimedia section are registration cards of military graves and memorials of the city of Nikolaev; premium materials of Soviet soldiers buried in them; combat logs of units and formations of the Red Army, operational maps, as well as documentary evidence of the lives of residents who found themselves under Nazi occupation. Particular attention is paid to the actions of the heroic and legendary Nikolaev landing. “During the liberation of Nikolaev, the Soviet command carried out a unique operation - a detachment of paratroopers of senior lieutenant Konstantin Olshansky landed behind enemy lines, which was able to cut the enemy’s communications and, holding back a tenfold superior enemy for several days, was able to divert fascist forces from the front.” The landing force included 55 volunteers from the 384th Separate Marine Battalion, ten sappers, two signalmen and a guide from among local fishermen. The website of the Ministry of Defense published a detailed report on the actions of the paratroopers, who were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for their feat, "most of them posthumously . " A significant part of the materials published for the first time testifies to the crimes of the Nazis, who, before their flight, tried to hide the traces of their own atrocities. As REGNUM reported , the Russian Defense Ministry published a new series of archival materials about the crimes of Ukrainian Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. |
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