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The Eastern Front was the largest and bloodiest theatre of World War II. It is generally accepted as being the deadliest conflict in human history, with over 30 million killed as a result. [6] The German armed forces suffered 80% of its military deaths in the Eastern Front. [121]
The Eastern Front was a theatre of World War II which primarily involved combat between the nations and allies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.Combat in the Eastern Front began with the two powers remaining peaceful towards each other, with the annexation of countries such as Albania and portions of Poland by Germany and its allies, and the annexation of Finland and the rest of Poland by ...
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This category includes sub-categories and articles which reference events, organisations, societies and individuals that occurred, participated in or are notable for influencing military outcomes in fighting between the Axis forces and those of Finland from 22 June 1941 to 11 May 1945 on the territories of the USSR, Finland, Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Norway, Germany ...
Soviet bas-relief sculpture in the museum . The museum is located at the historical venue of the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces on 8 May 1945.With this act of ratification in Karlshorst of the instrument of surrender signed the day before in Rheims, World War II came to an end in Europe.
Map showing the location of "Werwolf", and other Führer Headquarters throughout Europe. Führerhauptquartier Werwolf was the codename used for one of Adolf Hitler's World War II Eastern Front military headquarters located in a pine forest about 12 kilometres (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) north of Vinnytsia, in Ukraine, which was used between 1942 and 1943.
This is a list of military operations in Europe on the Eastern Front of World War II. These were operations by Germany and its allies on one side and the Soviet Union and its allies on the other and were a consequence of the German invasion in 1941. The geographic boundaries have blurred edges.
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.