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World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.

Historical image related to World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive. from January 12, 1945

Red Army

Soviet army and air force from 1918 to 1946

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars to oppose the military…
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Vistula–Oder offensive

1945 invasion of Nazi-occupied territory by the Red Army during WWII

The Vistula–Oder offensive was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European theatre of World War II in January 1945. The army made a major advance into German-held territory, capturing Kraków, Warsaw and Poznań. The Red Army had built up their strength around a…
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January 12

Day of the year

January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 353 days remain until the end of the year.
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