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In this photo taken on August 12, 1943, Red Army infantrymen advance down a dirt road near the embattled city of during the Soviet Rumyantev offensive.

Kiev

The Battle of Kiev: How it Brought About an End to Nazi Terror

By Pat McTaggart

It was less than a month since the great blood letting in the Orel salient in July 1943 had taken place, and just some months to go before the infamous Second Battle of Kiev. Read more

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