10 largest offensive operations of the red army. Ten Stalin blows

Stalin's 10 strikes is a collective name used for some of the largest military operations, which were of particular importance in determining the outcome of the war. They were held in 1944. It should be noted that for the first time the unification into a single group was carried out by Stalin, when he made a report on November 6. In general, such operations were not planned in advance in the number announced, the military acted based on the logic of the unfolding events. It is worth noting that the term "Stalin's ten blows" is vividly associated with the personality cult of the dictator. Therefore, modern researchers abandoned it.

Now many believe that the consolidation of a number of operations helps to see a more complete picture of the battles. The table shows them quite clearly.

Time (1944)	Event	Characteristic
January	Carrying out the Leningrad-Novgorod operation	Offensive operation of troops in the Baltic, Leningrad and Novgorod directions with the active support of the Baltic Fleet. The end of the Leningrad occupation. Throwing enemy troops into the Baltic. The defeat of the armies of the group "North".
February March	Organization of the Dnieper-Carpathian operation	The defeat of the fascist armies of groups "A" and "South" on the Southern Bug, the rejection of the remnants of the Dniester. Liberation of a significant part of the Right-Bank Ukraine.
April May	Implementation of the Odessa and Crimean operations	Liberation of Crimea and Odessa.
June July	Carrying out the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk operation	Offensive in the Karelian direction, pinning down the enemy troops in the conditions of the opening of the "second front". Breakthrough of the Mannerheim Line.
June July	Operation in Belarus	Offensive operations in Belarus, the defeat of the armies of the Center group, the destruction of 30 fascist divisions in the Minsk region. Liberation of Belarus, a significant part of Poland and Lithuania. The division in half of the armies of the "North" group in the Baltic.
July August	Organization of the Lvov-Sandomierz operation	Offensive operations in Western Ukraine. The liberation of this part of Ukraine, the crossing of the Vistula, the creation of a foothold in the Sandomierz region.
Aug. Sept	Iasi-Chisinau and Romanian operations	The liberation of Moldova, the withdrawal of Romania from the war, the opening of the way to the Balkans.
September October	Baltic operation	Liberation of Estonia, Lithuania, most of Latvia. Creation of the Courland cauldron, in which part of the armies of the North groups (30 divisions) were defeated.
October December	East Carpathian, Belgrade operations	Offensive operations in the Carpathians, the liberation of Yugoslavia. A strong blow was dealt to the German armies of groups "F" and "South". Transcarpathian Ukraine was liberated.
October	Petsamo-Kerkenes operation	Joint actions of the troops of the Karelian Front together with the Northern Fleet, aimed at eliminating the threat to Murmansk, the liberation of the northern sea routes of the USSR. Opening the way to Norway for the liberation of the country.

By the beginning of 1944, the bloc of fascist countries had suffered significant losses, but continued to be a dangerous adversary, seeking to increase its power. On the territory of the USSR there were still quite large forces with a total number of 5 million. Under the rule of the enemy was a significant part of Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic States, Moldova. The final destruction of the blockade of Leningrad became a critical issue. Up to 75% of all equipment and heavy guns were located on the territory of the USSR.

Defeats in 1943 forced Germany to move from the offensive to a position of strategic defense. The manner in which operations would be carried out in 1944 should have predetermined the further course of events. There was a risk of prolonging the war, which was extremely disadvantageous for the already bloodless USSR. Therefore, the Soviet command began to demand victory, tough decisions and a constant offensive on all fronts.

It should be noted that at the beginning of 1944, the USSR had superiority over the enemy in the number of soldiers, as well as in aircraft, mortars and guns. The equality of forces was maintained in terms of self-propelled guns and in the number of tanks. Soviet military enterprises were actively working, which significantly increased their capacities.

Belarusian operation

Traditionally, the Belarusian one is considered the largest among all the operations carried out. It also became one of the largest military operations of all time that mankind has ever carried out. It lasted from June 23 to August 29. The code name is "Bagration", in honor of one of the generals during the war with Napoleon.

This direction was chosen after the progress in the south on the further liberation of Ukraine slowed down. In addition, it was necessary to liberate Belarus in order to eliminate the resulting disproportion. It seemed too illogical to leave the enemy in his territory.

It is worth noting that the operation itself was, to a certain extent, a gamble. So, up to 2 million people took part in it from both sides. The offensive was supposed to be organized in a fairly wide line, which required a huge amount of ammunition, constant suppression of the enemy by fire and a relatively small amount of fuel for mechanized units, because intensive and fast movement in depth was not expected. The Battle of Kursk was taken as the target. However, the actual success showed that it is necessary to act differently here.

The defeat of the enemy was largely predetermined by careful preparation. In particular, unit commanders were categorically forbidden to conduct any telephone conversations, even with the use of encoding. Declared permanent radio silence. They decided not to clear the minefields completely, the sappers only removed the fuses from there. An order was given to carry out earthworks constantly in front of the enemy, this was intended to demonstrate active preparation for defense.

Particular importance was attached to the competent development of interactions between infantry and artillery units. Tank troops were noticeably reinforced with new gunners. The military was trained to quickly regroup. Great importance was attached to intelligence, during the preparation, about 80 "languages" were taken. In addition, the commanders personally observed the enemy forces. The military command was very actively engaged in disinformation, thanks to which the Nazis were sure that an active offensive should still be expected in Ukraine. As a result, the movement in a completely different direction was an extremely unpleasant surprise for them.

The situation for the enemy was further aggravated by the fact that the area was swampy, and the Soviet army studied it very well from the maps before the start of the action. Locals also helped, some volunteered to be guides. They described the area, showing places that could give a tactical advantage. The Germans, on the other hand, knew Belarus much worse, especially considering that not everyone was here for a significant time.

The situation in this direction did not bother the German command at all. And partly there were reasons for this: the Nazis had been here for so long that they were able to seriously strengthen themselves. However, a well-thought-out and carefully prepared offensive was able to break this barrier as well. The victory is considered frankly brilliant.

Ten Stalinist blows: what did they lead to?

Ten Stalinist strikes built on the success demonstrated by the Soviet army in 1943. The main part of the territory of the USSR was liberated from the Nazis by the end of 1944. The process of transferring military operations to enemy territory began. A number of allies now did not support Germany. After the successful operations of 1944, there was no doubt about the outcome of the war. The victory of the USSR was only a matter of time.

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Great Patriotic War 1941 - 1945:

By 1944 the situation had changed even more in favor of the Soviet Union. The final period of the war in Europe began. But the path to its end was difficult. The Nazi army was still strong.

Due to the lack of a second front, Germany continued to keep the main troops on the Soviet-German front. 236 of its divisions and 18 brigades operated here, which included more than 5 million people, 54 thousand guns, 5400 tanks, 3 thousand aircraft. Germany still commanded the resources of almost all of Europe.

The Soviet Armed Forces outnumbered the enemy in terms of personnel by 1.3 times, in artillery - by 1.7 times, in aircraft - by 3.3 times. This quantitative superiority was strengthened by the high quality of weapons, morale and the increased operational and tactical skill of command.

As a result of a deep analysis of the situation, the Headquarters decided in 1944 to launch an offensive on the front from Leningrad to the Crimea, inclusive.

Offensive operations in 1944, popularly called "Ten Stalin's blows" , began immediately after the completion of the offensive in 1943, not allowing the enemy to come to his senses after the defeat in battles near Kursk and on the Dnieper.

The task was to work out such a sequence of attacks on the enemy that would be unexpected for him, would be continuous and would deprive him of the opportunity to maneuver forces to repulse the main attack.

Back in December 1943, I.V. Stalin, returning from the Tehran conference, convened a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, the State Defense Committee and some members of the Headquarters. At the meeting, questions of the country's military-political situation were comprehensively considered and the conclusion was made that the Soviet people, led by the Party, had achieved a military-economic advantage over the enemy. Now the further course of the war began to be determined by our superiority over the enemy and the increased skill of the Soviet soldiers.

After the meeting of the Politburo, I.V. Stalin raised the question of a new form of conducting the campaign in 1944. When discussing the issue of the places where our troops were concentrated to defeat the fascist forces, 10 regions were identified along the entire strategic front. After that, the practical development of the upcoming operations began at the General Staff.

Ten Stalin blows:

An official portrait of Soviet Premier Josef Stalin is issued to commemorate his 70th birthday on Dec. 21, 1949 . (AP Photo)

Mankind has gone through a difficult bloody path from the moment when Hermann Goering read out the order to attack the USSR to the generals of the Third Reich, to the signing of the unconditional surrender by Nazi Germany.

June 21, 1941, Hermann Goering read out to the generals of the Third Reich the order to attack the USSR. The following day, the German Minister of Education and Propaganda made a radio statement:

Signing of the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany (1945):

General Alfred Jodl signs the German surrender at Reims on 7 May 1945.

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs the act of unconditional surrender of Germany. Berlin, May 8, 1945, 22:43 CET (May 9 at 0:43 Moscow time).

For the first time, 10 strikes of the Red Army, which were carried out from January 14 to December 1944, were listed by I.V. STALIN in the first part of the report dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution on November 6, 1944 at a solemn meeting of the Moscow Council of Working People's Deputies. And then, since all operations were carried out according to a single plan of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command under the general leadership of the Supreme Commander I.V. Stalin, who personally participated in the development of fundamentally new forms of strategic actions (operations of groups of fronts), these ten strikes of the Red Army went down in history as "10 Stalin strikes." Since the autumn of 1943, the Headquarters has been carefully developing plans for military operations for 1944, based on the proposals of the commands and military councils of the fronts. By the beginning of December 1943, the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces had prepared its proposals for plans of operations for the upcoming 1944. The final decision was made in December 1943, when I.V. Stalin, returning from the Tehran Conference, convened a joint meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, the State Committee for Defense and Headquarters. A thorough discussion of the country's military and political situation and an analysis of the correlation of forces, means and prospects for war led to the conclusion that the Soviet people had achieved military and economic superiority over the enemy. JV Stalin raised the question of a new form of conducting the military campaign of 1944 - the implementation of successive offensive operations of groups of fronts in strategic directions. Then ten directions were planned for carrying out powerful strikes against the fascist hordes, as a result of which their main forces were defeated.

An accurate description of the new strategy was given by a prominent Soviet military leader, General of the Army S.M. Shtemenko in his book “The General Staff during the War Years”, which showed the preparation by the General Staff of plans for operations to completely expel the invaders from Soviet territory. He writes: “Among the many questions that determined the practical work of the General Staff at that time, the following arose: are amendments to plan for the winter campaign, developed in September 1943 "... "The simultaneous offensive of the Soviet Armed Forces on the entire front from the Baltic to the Black Sea, which was a characteristic feature of the autumn plan of 1943, was now practically impossible. Military reality forced us to abandon the simultaneous offensive and replace it with powerful successive operations more appropriate to the new moment, or, as they said and wrote then, strategic strikes. With the goal: “In order to break through the enemy front, break it over a long distance and prohibit restoration, the Soviet strategy, in turn, had to provide for the possibility of creating more powerful groupings of troops than the Germans. Each such grouping should have been given a pronounced strike character due to further increasing the role of tanks, artillery and aviation. Large masses of reserve formations and formations were required, which would allow us in a short time and suddenly for the enemy to create a decisive superiority in forces in the chosen directions. To dissipate the enemy’s reserves, it was most expedient to alternate our operations in time and conduct them in areas that were significantly remote from each other. All this was foreseen in the plans of the 1944 campaign of the year. Based on the logic of events and general tasks for this year, the offensive operations of the Red Army were deployed sequentially on the entire front from the Barents to the Black Sea, and each of them created favorable conditions for the next one.

FIRST STALIN IMPACT. Leningrad-Novgorod operation (January 14 - February 29, 1944). The result of the operation was the lifting of the blockade of Leningrad and the liberation of the Leningrad region and Novgorod. Favorable conditions were created for the liberation of the Soviet Baltic states and the defeat of the enemy in Karelia.

SECOND STALIN IMPACT. It included 9 offensive operations of the Red Army, the main of which was the Korsun - Shevchenko operation (January 24 - February 17, 1944). The result of the operations was the defeat of the German army groups "South" and "A" on the Southern Bug River. The entire Right-Bank Ukraine was liberated. The Red Army reached the line of Kovel, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Balti, entered the territory of Moldova, entered the border with Romania. This created the conditions for a subsequent strike in Belarus and the defeat of the German-Romanian troops near Odessa and in the Crimea.

THIRD STALIN IMPACT. Odessa and Crimean operations (March 28 - May 12, 1944). As a result, Odessa, Crimea, Sevastopol were liberated.

FOURTH STALIN IMPACT. Vyborg - Petrozavodsk operation (June 10 - August 9, 1944). It was carried out taking into account the landing on June 6, 1944 of the Anglo-American landing across the English Channel in Northern France and the opening of the Second Front. As a result of the fourth blow, the Red Army broke through the Mannerheim Line, defeated the Finnish army, liberated the cities of Vyborg, Petrozavodsk and most of the Karelian-Finnish SSR.

FIFTH STALIN IMPACT. Belarusian operation - "Bagration" (June 23 - August 29, 1944). Soviet troops defeated the central group of the Nazi army and destroyed 30 enemy divisions east of Minsk. As a result of the fifth blow of the Red Army, the Byelorussian SSR, most of the Lithuanian SSR and a significant part of Poland were liberated. Soviet troops crossed the Neman River, and went to the Vistula River and directly to the borders of Germany - East Prussia.

SIXTH STALIN IMPACT. Lvov - Sandomierz operation (July 13 - August 29, 1944). The Red Army defeated the Nazi troops near Lvov and drove them back across the San and Vistula rivers. As a result of the sixth strike, Western Ukraine was liberated, Soviet troops crossed the Vistula and formed a powerful bridgehead west of the city of Sandomierz.

SEVENTH STALIN IMPACT. Iasi-Chisinau (August 20 - 29, 1944) and Bucharest - Arad offensive operations (also known as the Romanian operation, August 30 - October 3, 1944). The basis of the strike was the Iasi-Kishinev offensive operation, as a result of which 22 Nazi divisions were defeated, and the Moldavian SSR was liberated. As part of the Romanian offensive operation, support was provided to the anti-fascist uprising in Romania, Romania was withdrawn from the war, and then Bulgaria, and the path was opened for Soviet troops to Hungary and the Balkans.

EIGHTH STALIN'S IMPACT. Baltic operation (September 14–November 24, 1944). More than 30 enemy divisions were defeated. The result of the operation was the liberation of the Estonian SSR, the Lithuanian SSR, and most of the Latvian SSR. Finland was forced to break off relations with Germany and declare war on her. The Germans were isolated in East Prussia and the Courland pocket (Latvia).

NINTH STALIN IMPACT. Includes offensive operations of the Red Army from September 8 to December 1944, including the East Carpathian operation from September 8 to October 28, 1944. As a result of the operations, Transcarpathian Ukraine was liberated, assistance was provided to the Slovak national uprising on August 20 and part of Eastern Slovakia was liberated, most of Hungary was cleared, Serbia was liberated, and Belgrade was taken on October 20. Our troops entered the territory of Czechoslovakia, and conditions were created for delivering strikes in the Budapest direction, against Austria and southern Germany.

TENTH STALIN IMPACT. Petsamo-Kirkenes operation (October 7 - 29, 1944). As a result of the operation, the Soviet Arctic was liberated, the threat to the port of Murmansk was eliminated, enemy troops in Northern Finland were defeated, the Pechenga region was liberated, and the city of Petsamo (Pechenga) was taken. The Red Army entered Northern Norway.

During the fighting in 1944, the Red Army destroyed and captured 138 divisions; 58 German divisions, which suffered losses of up to 50% or more, were disbanded and reduced to battle groups. Only in the battles for Belarus, 540 thousand German soldiers and officers were taken prisoner by the troops of the Red Army. On July 17, 1944, up to 60,000 of this staff, led by 19 generals, were marched through the streets of Moscow. Romania, Finland and Bulgaria went over to the side of the anti-Hitler coalition. The successes of 1944 predetermined the final defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.

The results of the offensive operations of 1944 were summed up in Order No. 220 of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief I.V. Stalin on November 7, 1944: “The three-year fascist yoke has been overthrown on the lands of our fraternal union republics temporarily occupied by the Germans. The Red Army returned freedom to tens of millions of Soviet people. The Soviet state border, treacherously violated by the Nazi hordes on June 22, 1941, has been restored along its entire length from the Black Sea to the Barents Sea. Thus, the past year was the year of the complete liberation of the Soviet land from the Nazi invaders.

The current year 2014 is significant for many dates. One of them is the 70th anniversary of the largest strategic offensive operations in the Great Patriotic War of 1944, which were included in the title " Ten Stalinist blows". These operations made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Initially, this series of operations was not united under a common name. Operations were planned and carried out based on the logic of events and the overall strategic objectives for this year. For the first time, ten strokes were listed by I.V. Stalin in the first part of the report " 27th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution” dated November 6, 1944 at a solemn meeting of the Moscow Council of Working People's Deputies. After that they got their name. Later, the term "Stalin's Ten Strikes", glorifying Stalin, ceased to be used in Soviet literature and journalism. This was due to the wave of debunking the cult of his personality, then the name " ten strokes».

By 1944 the situation had changed even more in favor of the Soviet Union. The final period of the war in Europe began. But the path to its end was difficult. The Nazi army was still strong. Due to the lack of a second front, Germany continued to keep the main troops on the Soviet-German front. 236 of its divisions and 18 brigades operated here, which included more than 5 million people, 54 thousand guns, 5400 tanks, 3 thousand aircraft. Germany still commanded the resources of almost all of Europe.

The Soviet Armed Forces outnumbered the enemy in terms of the number of personnel by 1.3 times, in artillery - by 1.7 times, in aircraft - by 3.3 times. This quantitative superiority was reinforced by the high quality of weapons, morale and the increased operational and tactical skill of command.

As a result of a deep analysis of the situation, the Headquarters decided in 1944 to launch an offensive on the front from Leningrad to the Crimea, inclusive. Offensive operations in 1944, popularly called " Ten Stalin blows”, began immediately after the completion of the offensive in 1943, not allowing the enemy to come to his senses after the defeat in battles near Kursk and on the Dnieper. The task was to work out such a sequence of attacks on the enemy that would be unexpected for him, would be continuous and would deprive him of the opportunity to maneuver forces to repulse the main attack.

But no matter how these strikes are called, and how they were or were not connected with the name of the then leader of our country, the feat of the Soviet soldier did not become less. And behind this term lies not just a name, but the blood and hard combat work of our fathers and grandfathers who took part in the battles of 1944. The soldiers and officers of the fronts that crushed the aggressors won back our “spans and crumbs”, freed their compatriots from fascist captivity. They perished without asking the question what these strikes would be called in the future. It so happened that the offensive operations of this period of the great war were summarized by a general term, and we will leave it the same.

Strategic offensive operations included in Ten Stalinist blows:

1. - Leningrad-Novgorod strategic offensive operation(January 14 - March 1, 1944)
2. - Dnieper-Carpathian strategic offensive operation(December 24, 1943 – April 17, 1944)
3. - Odessa operation offensive operation (March - April 1944); Crimean operation offensive operation(April 8 - May 12, 1944)
4. Fourth strike - Vyborg-Petrozavodsk offensive operation (June 10 - August 9, 1944)
5. Fifth strike - Belarusian strategic offensive operation (June 23 - August 29, 1944)
6. Sixth strike - Lviv-Sandomierz strategic offensive operation (July 13 - August 29, 1944)
7. - Iasi-Chisinau strategic offensive operation(20 - 29 August 1944); Bucharest-Arad offensive operation (August 30 - October 3, 1944)
8. Eighth strike - Baltic strategic offensive operation (September 14 - November 24, 1944)
9. Ninth strike - East Carpathian operation (1944) - strategic offensive operation (September 8 - October 28, 1944); Belgrade strategic offensive operation (September 28 - late October 1944)
10. Tenth strike - Petsamo-Kirkenes offensive operation (October 7 - November 1, 1944)

Thus, 1944 ended with the complete and steady advantage of the Red Army over the Wehrmacht.

Eventually ten strokes Soviet troops were defeated and put out of action 136 enemy divisions, of which about 70 divisions were surrounded and destroyed. Under the blows of the Red Army, the block of countries - allies of fascist Germany finally collapsed. Germany's allies left the war - Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, the first two of which declared war on her, their troops began to act on the side of the Red Army.

In 1944, almost the entire territory of the USSR was liberated from the invaders, and hostilities were transferred to the territory of Germany and its allies. The successes of the Soviet troops in 1944 predetermined the final defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.

10 Stalinist strikes, or the campaign of 1944 - this is what they call a series of successful offensive operations of the Soviet army after the radical change in 1943. What were these attacks? Why is their value so high? What role did the Kyiv offensive play during this period? We will try to answer these and other questions below.

Was an alternative outcome of the events of 1944 possible?

In 1944, it was clear that this was the time of decisive battles and that the winner would be determined right now. It was also obvious that the USSR after (the beginning of which was the Kyiv offensive) was confidently advancing and causing significant trouble to the German troops on the Eastern Front.

Theoretically, Hitler could ask for peace not from Western countries, but from the Soviet Union. The West did not need Germany, broken by the war, but the USSR could have had serious benefits from Hitler's surrender. Of course, in this scenario, the Fuhrer would not have survived, so he chose the tactics of dragging out the war, expecting that everything would be decided by political factors. One of these factors could be, for example, a split among the opposing countries. The problem was that Hitler could not provoke this split, which is why the tactics of prolonging the war look rather unreasonable today. Another factor that would justify a protracted campaign could be the development of a "superweapon". 10 Stalinist strikes clearly showed that it would be wiser to sign a surrender and not bring the situation at the front to such a deplorable state. But let's take a closer look.

10 Stalinist blows - 10 tactical and strategic victories of the Soviet Union

Start. The first blow (January 1944) - the displacement of the Germans in the Baltic countries.

The German defense near Leningrad at that time was already broken, and the enemy was forced to conduct military operations in the conditions of an extended flank, interrupted communications and an unreliable ally in the person of Finland.

After that, peace negotiations began with the active assistance of Roosevelt, who threatened with Finland. A little later, the Union withdrew all the conditions for preliminary negotiations, thus depriving the Finnish government of the opportunity to balance between the "two chairs". Against the background of Hitler, who even as an ally directly threatened the Finns with occupation, the USSR looked much more preferable. Next, we will consider all 10 Stalinist blows. The table is presented below:

Korsun-Shevchenko offensive operation

Its peculiarity is that the Odessa-Vilnius railway, which served as the main communication between parts of the German army, was first cut. Germany maintained a tough defense strategy. In practice, this meant that she attacked where it was convenient for her, thanks to the significant length of the front line and the numerical superiority.

Liberation of Crimea

Despite the prevailing opinion that Stalin thoughtlessly sent soldiers to their deaths, as a result, enemy losses far exceeded those of the Union. It's all about the order given by Stalin - not to "spend" human resources.

As a result, the Germans were literally crushed by artillery fire and massive shelling from the air.

Karelia: the fourth blow

During the liberation of Karelia and Petrozavodsk, the Finns were driven back inland. The Union Army stopped in June. There were enough weapons to defeat the enemy, and the negotiation process was in full swing, but forces were needed in other positions.

Operation "Bagration"

Western historians call it simply - the destruction of the "Center" army. At the same time, as a result of the operation, it was liberated and an exit was made to the Vistula, where part of Poland, which was allied at that time, was liberated. Also, an exit to the Neman was carried out with the subsequent liberation of part of the Lithuanian Soviet Republic. It is also important that during the same operation the crossing of the Neman was carried out, as a result of which the Soviet army actually approached the borders of Germany.

Operation in Ukraine

This strike solved not only local, but also global problems by means of pressure on the center, without which it is impossible to make a breakthrough on the flanks. In addition, it was necessary to solve the problem with mobile German units, since the enemy was already beginning to withdraw troops.

As a result, the German army was defeated near Lvov, and the Soviet troops got the opportunity not only to liberate Western Ukraine, but also to force the Vistula.

Iasi-Kishinev operation

In the same year, 1944, the Iasi-Chisinau operation was carried out, as a result of which Moldova was liberated. In addition, it was possible to withdraw from the war Romania, which was an ally of Hitler. The country's leadership declared war on both Germany and Hungary at once.

The eighth blow was the liberation of the Baltic States, and the ninth - Hungary. Tenth blow - Norway. Soviet troops deprived Germany of ice-free ports and raw materials. In addition, it reached the state border along its entire perimeter. Thus began the liberation of the countries occupied by Germany.

So we examined Stalin's 10 blows briefly, clearly and to the point.