The Great Patriotic War.
The beginning. At a dawn on June, 22nd, 1941 fascist Germany without declaration of war has attacked Soviet Union. The army and the population of the USSR were not ready to the war beginning: in the first put 1200 Soviet planes, from above 800 of them - in airdromes have been destroyed.
Fights, operations and battles. The Moscow fight (on September, 30th 1941 on April, 20th 1942) Blockade of Leningrad (on September, 8th 1941 on January, 27th 1944) Kursk fight (on July, 5th - on August, 23rd 1943) Fight for Berlin (on April, 16th - on May, 8th 1945)
Blockade of Leningrad. The group of armies "North", an aggregate number of 500 thousand persons, under command of the general field marshal a background of Leeba went in the summer of 1941 to Leningrad. At the moment of a blockade establishment in a city was 2 million 544 thousand persons, including about 400 thousand children.
Blockade of Leningrad. People received on gram bread in day. Winter days were the heaviest. But the city lived and struggled. In January, 1944 blockade has been completely removed.
Partisans movement. Guerrillas have destroyed, have wounded and have captured over one million fascists and their helpers.
Partisans movement. The most well-known Soviet partisans: Voloshina, Vera Danilovna ( ) Oryol, Cyril Prokofevich ( ) Saburov, Alexander Nikolaevich ( )
The victory. The victory in the Great Patriotic War was provided with indestructible power of the Soviet Armed forces. The international authority of the USSR increased.