81 years since the liberation of Crimea from the Nazi invaders
81 years ago, on 12 May 1944, the Crimean Strategic Offensive Operation ended, resulting in the complete liberation of the peninsula from the Nazi invaders.
Crimea had been under the German occupation for 680 days. On its territory, the Nazis and their collaborators established concentration and filtration camps as well as numerous prisons.
In response to the Nazi terror, a resistance movement emerged among the local population. Partisan detachments were formed. The legendary 250-day defense of Sevastopol and the immortal heroic act of the underground garrison in the Adzhimushkay quarries near Kerch stand as vivid examples of the courage and bravery of the defenders of the Motherland.
During the large-scale offensive in the spring of 1944, the forces of the 4th Ukrainian Front and the Separate Coastal Army, in coordination with the Black Sea Fleet and the Azov Naval Flotilla, managed to completely clear the peninsula from the Nazi invaders. With the victory in the Battle for Crimea, the Soviet Union regained control over one of its most important regions and also reclaimed its main naval base, Sevastopol.
The enemy lost a vital strategic position on the Black Sea, significantly improving the conditions for the Red Army’s further advance. Praise to the soldiers who brought the long-awaited Victory closer!
