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| − | [[File:Furthest Nazi expansion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Furthest Nazi expansion.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Third-Reich/The-Nazi-empire</ref> Ukraine became a NATO protectorate in 2014; Finland was added in 2022.]] | + | [[File:Furthest Nazi expansion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Furthest [[Nazi]] expansion.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Third-Reich/The-Nazi-empire</ref> [[Ukraine]] became a [[NATO]] protectorate in 2014; [[Finland]] was added in 2022.]] |
'''Remembrance Day of Sorrow and Grief''' is June 22 in the [[Russian Federation]] marking the beginning of the [[Great Patriotic War]], known in [[the West]] as [[World War II]]. On that day, a [[coalition]] of [[Axis Powers|Western powers]] invaded [[Russia]] and the [[Soviet Union]] with [[Operation Barbarossa|a one million man army]] to exterminate or enslave the [[Russian]]-speaking population. 27 million Soviet people, men, women, children, elderly and [[soldier]]s were killed in the [[war]]. | '''Remembrance Day of Sorrow and Grief''' is June 22 in the [[Russian Federation]] marking the beginning of the [[Great Patriotic War]], known in [[the West]] as [[World War II]]. On that day, a [[coalition]] of [[Axis Powers|Western powers]] invaded [[Russia]] and the [[Soviet Union]] with [[Operation Barbarossa|a one million man army]] to exterminate or enslave the [[Russian]]-speaking population. 27 million Soviet people, men, women, children, elderly and [[soldier]]s were killed in the [[war]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:39, June 29, 2024
Remembrance Day of Sorrow and Grief is June 22 in the Russian Federation marking the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, known in the West as World War II. On that day, a coalition of Western powers invaded Russia and the Soviet Union with a one million man army to exterminate or enslave the Russian-speaking population. 27 million Soviet people, men, women, children, elderly and soldiers were killed in the war.