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Marshal Konev Heights Museum, Solonitsivka, Kharkov Region, Ukraine

This major museum and memorial complex is located at the spot where Marshal Ivan Konev (1897–1973), in command of the Steppe Front, established his command post in preparation for the operation to liberate Kharkov (for the second time) in August … Continue reading

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Kharkov, Ukraine

Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine, a major university town and one of the host cities of the 2012 European football championships. It changed hands four times between October 1941 and August 1943. It was first captured by the … Continue reading

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