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Borovichi (Russian: Боровичи́) is the second largest town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Msta River in the northern spurs of the Valdai Hills, 194 kilometers (121 mi) east of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 53,690. [4]
Borovichsky District (Russian: Боровичский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [6] district (), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Khvoyninsky District in the north, Moshenskoy District in the east, Udomelsky District of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast in the ...
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
Between autumn of 1941 and spring of 1944, during World War II, western parts of the current area of Novgorod Oblast, including the city of Novgorod, were occupied by German troops. Novgorod Oblast was an area of long and fierce battles, such as, for example, the Demyansk Pocket , or the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive in 1944, when the Soviet ...
In World War II, Russia occupies a dominant position and is the decisive factor looking toward the defeat of the Axis in Europe. While in Sicily the forces of Great Britain and the United States are being opposed by 2 German divisions, the Russian front is receiving attention of approximately 200 German divisions.
Borovichi (Russian: Боровичи) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities. Borovichi, a town of oblast significance in Novgorod Oblast; Rural localities. Borovichi, Kurgan Oblast, a selo in Bakharevsky Selsoviet of Safakulevsky District of Kurgan Oblast
Pages in category "World War II sites in Russia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The entry of the Soviet Union in the war against Japan along with the atomic bombings by the United States led to Japan's surrender, marking the end of World War II. The Soviet Union suffered the greatest number of casualties in the war, losing more than 20 million citizens, about a third of all World War II casualties.