Hero - cities of the Great Patriotic war

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Presentation on the topic:
"Hero-cities".
Fulfilled by Alieva Aytach,
student of the group 1717

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Hero-cities of the Great Patriotic War
1. Brest Hero-Fortress*
2. Leningrad (Saint-Petersburg)
3. Moscow
4. Stalingrad (Volgograd)
5. Sevastopol
6. Smolensk
7. Murmansk
8. Novorossiysk
9. Tula
10. Odessa
11. Kerch
12. Minsk
13. Kiev

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When the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa on 22th June
1941, the Brest Fortress sat on the border of Soviet and Nazi
territory. One month later, with the front hundreds of kilometers
to the east, the Wehrmacht was still trying to stamp out Soviet
resistance in the fort. Brest Fortress was named a "Hero-Fortress"
on 8th May 1965, the 20th anniversary of the victory over Nazi
Germany

4.

One of the greatest tragedies of
the war, Leningrad, exemplified
Soviet sacrifice and perseverance.
During the 872 day Siege of
Leningrad (from 9th September
1941 until 27th January 1944),
over one million of the city's
three million civilians died of
starvation, exposure and German
shelling. Another 300,000 Soviet
soldiers died in the defense and
liberation of the city. Leningrad
was named a Hero City by Stalin
on 1st May 1945

5.

A huge blow to the German Army, the October 1941 to
January 1942 Battle of Moscow quashed Hitler's plans for a
short victory in Russia. Moscow was named a Hero City on
May 8th 1965, on the 20th anniversary of the victory over
Nazi Germany

6.

The Battle of Stalingrad was a
decisive turning point in the
Second World War in Europe.
The onset of the battle (July
1942) saw German forces on a
full scale offensive, while the
ensuing surrender of the German
6th Army in Stalingrad (2nd
February 1943), was the
beginning of the end for Hitler.
Stalingrad was named a Hero
City by Stalin on 1st May 1945

7.

A key battle on the eastern
front, the Siege of Sevastopol
proved to be a costly victory for
the German Army. Hoping for a
quick conclusion, German and
Romanian forces soon found
themselves conducting a bloody
siege that lasted from 30th
October 1941 until 4th July
1942. Sevastopol was named a
Hero City by Stalin on 1st May
1945

8.

The Battle of Smolensk, a key
engagement in the German's drive
towards Moscow, stretched from 10th July
to 10th September 1941. Smolensk was
named a Hero City on 6th May 1985

9.

Located on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk was a strategic
northern sea port vital for receiving supplies from the west.
In an attempt to cut Russia off from this important supply
line, German and Finnish forces launched an assault against
Murmansk on 29th June 1941. Murmansk was named a
Hero City on 6th May 1985

10.

Like Kerch, Novorossiysk was a key Black Sea port
for the German's 1942 offensive in southern Russia.
In an attempt to gain this objective, the Germans
launched an assault on the city in August 1942.
Novorossiysk was named a Hero City on 14th
September 1973

11.

Part of the larger Battle of Moscow, the
defense of Tula was a key engagement that
ultimately saw the end of Germany's 1941
offensive. Tula was named a Hero City on 7th
December 1976

12.

A port in eastern Crimea, Kerch was a key German bridgehead for
launching its offensive into southern Russia and a key Soviet
bridgehead for the eventual liberation of the Crimean peninsula. As a
result of its military importance, Kerch was the site of numerous
battles from November 1941 until its final liberation on 11th April
1944. Kerch was named a Hero City on 14th September 1973

13.

Odessa earned the title Hero City for the heroic
defensive battle waged from 8th August 1941 to 16th
October 1941, and for the partisan resistance which
persisted within the city's underground catacombs for
most of the Hero City's occupation. Odessa was named
a Hero City by Stalin on 1st May 1945

14.

Like Kiev, the encirclement of Minsk was more of a
Soviet defeat than a victory. Also like Kiev, the city was
honored as a Hero City for the sheer sacrifice incurred
by Red Army soldiers and Minsk's civilian population.
Minsk was named a Hero City on 26th June 1974

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Kiev earned its place as
a Hero City, not so
much for its strategic
importance in the Soviet
Army's victory in the
war, but for the sheer
sacrifice incurred during
the city's defense and
occupation. Kiev was
named a Hero City on
22th June 1961, for the
20th anniversary of the
start of the Great
Patriotic War

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Thank you for your attention!