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Victory Day is a celebration of the victory of the Red Army and the Soviet people over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

In the Berlin operation in 1945, which was the final in the Great Patriotic War, over 2.5 million soldiers and officers, 6,250 tanks and self-propelled guns, and 7,500 aircraft were involved. The losses were enormous: according to official figures, the Red Army lost more than 15,000 soldiers and officers per day. In total, in the Berlin operation, Soviet troops lost 352,000 people.
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During the operation, tanks were widely used. They were used in the city and could not apply a wide maneuver. This was the result of the fact that the tanks became targets for German anti-tank weapons. This also led to high losses: in two weeks of fighting, the Red Army lost a third of the tanks and self-propelled artillery units that participated in the Berlin operation. This amounted to 1997 units. Also, 2,108 guns and mortars and 917 combat aircraft were lost. As a result of the operation, the Soviet troops completely defeated 70 infantry, 12 tank, and 11 motorized enemy divisions, captured about 480 thousand people.
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The Victory Day of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany was and remains one of the most revered holidays in Russia and in the CIS countries. According to the tradition of recent years, throughout the country volunteers are distributed St. George ribbons. They are worn by veterans, but also by young people. They are considered a symbol of the connection between generations and the memory of the Great Victory.

Also on this day, everywhere, there are ceremonies laying flowers and wreaths to monuments to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. There are various events that tell about the war veterans. Organized festive concerts, reconstruction of battles and much more.
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The tradition of recent years has been the holding of the May 9 action "Immortal Regiment." To date, the action has become an international public movement to preserve personal memory of the generation of the Great Patriotic War. Campaigners annual Victory Day are the columns through the streets of cities with photos of their relatives - Army veterans and navy, partisans, resistance fighters, underground, home front workers, prisoners of concentration camps, the blockade, the war children - as well as record a family history of them in the People's chronicle on the website of the movement "Immortal Regiment". To date, this action covers more than 80 states and territories.

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Very interesting and comprehesive note on this day of great victory.
Enemy at the Gates is one of my favorites movie about war and legendary war hero Vassili Zaitsev.
I loved the resistance shown in movie thats based on real events.

I did not know that you watched this movie. I appreciate what you know about this holiday and about the heroism of my ancestors!

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