๐ 81 years ago, #OTD in 1943 the Tehran Conference codenamed โEurekaโ kicked off, the first meeting of the โBig Threeโ leaders Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill during #WW2.
It was held at the Soviet Embassy in Persia.
The most notable outcome of the Conference was the agreement on opening a second front in western Europe against #Nazi Germany in May 1944. At the same time USSR would launch another major offensive on the Eastern Front that would divert German troops away from the Allied campaign in northern France.
J.Stalin agreed in principle that the Soviet Union would declare war against Japan following an Allied victory over Germany.
โ๏ธ At Tehran, the three Allied leaders also discussed important issues of the post-war period concerning future Polish borders, fate of the Baltic republics, formation of the United Nations organization.
#WW2 #WWII #WeRemember #Stalin #Roosevelt #Churchill #TehranConference
It was held at the Soviet Embassy in Persia.
The most notable outcome of the Conference was the agreement on opening a second front in western Europe against #Nazi Germany in May 1944. At the same time USSR would launch another major offensive on the Eastern Front that would divert German troops away from the Allied campaign in northern France.
J.Stalin agreed in principle that the Soviet Union would declare war against Japan following an Allied victory over Germany.
โ๏ธ At Tehran, the three Allied leaders also discussed important issues of the post-war period concerning future Polish borders, fate of the Baltic republics, formation of the United Nations organization.
#WW2 #WWII #WeRemember #Stalin #Roosevelt #Churchill #TehranConference
โญ๏ธ THE RUN TO THE ODER โญ๏ธ
๐ 80 years ago, #OTD in 1945, the #Soviet Vistula-Oder strategic offensive was commenced, one of the major operations against Nazis conducted in the territory of #Poland and Germany.
Due to the rapid pace of the Red Armyโs advance (up to 30 kilometres daily) it came down in history as โthe run to the Oder.โ
โ๏ธ Initially, the operation was to be started on 20 January 1945. But in early January, due to the failure of UK and US troops in #Ardennes (read more), #Churchill asked #Stalin for an urgent offensive on the Eastern front in order to divert Nazi forces.
โ๏ธ The results of the offensive surpassed all expectations โ Soviet troops advanced westwards by over 500 km and in early February found themselves 60 km from Berlin.
โ๏ธ Within the 23 days of the operation, 35 Nazi divisions were completely destroyed, other 25 divisions lost 50-70% of their personnel, 150,000 #Nazi soldiers and officers were taken POWs.
๐ Soviet troops took Krakow and encircled enemy forces in Poznan, liberated prisoners of #Auschwitz concentration camp.
The Red Army secured a foothold on the Oder River bank โ to later start the Berlin offensive from there.
#Victory80 #WorldWar2 #WW2
๐ 80 years ago, #OTD in 1945, the #Soviet Vistula-Oder strategic offensive was commenced, one of the major operations against Nazis conducted in the territory of #Poland and Germany.
Due to the rapid pace of the Red Armyโs advance (up to 30 kilometres daily) it came down in history as โthe run to the Oder.โ
โ๏ธ Initially, the operation was to be started on 20 January 1945. But in early January, due to the failure of UK and US troops in #Ardennes (read more), #Churchill asked #Stalin for an urgent offensive on the Eastern front in order to divert Nazi forces.
โ๏ธ The results of the offensive surpassed all expectations โ Soviet troops advanced westwards by over 500 km and in early February found themselves 60 km from Berlin.
โ๏ธ Within the 23 days of the operation, 35 Nazi divisions were completely destroyed, other 25 divisions lost 50-70% of their personnel, 150,000 #Nazi soldiers and officers were taken POWs.
๐ Soviet troops took Krakow and encircled enemy forces in Poznan, liberated prisoners of #Auschwitz concentration camp.
The Red Army secured a foothold on the Oder River bank โ to later start the Berlin offensive from there.
#Victory80 #WorldWar2 #WW2