Breaking

From the first days of the war the Red army showed heroism, trying to slow down the advance of the enemy. Do not stay aside and the air force. Widespread captains, including fire, which destroyed a large amount of manpower and equipment of the enemy.

In time of war could devalue any material value, but not food: coveted was even a stale piece of bread. Especially important good nutrition was at the front and rear, did everything the soldiers did not experience hunger.

In the last days of Stalin's life his associates divided between high posts. No one was supposed to be perceived as the sole successor of the leader. Malenkov became Chairman of Council of Ministers of the USSR, L. Beria – owner of the joint MVD and MGB, N. With. Khrushchev was one of the secretaries of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Who was in disgrace in the last years of Stalin, V. M. Molotov regained its position again (instead of A. Y. Vyshinsky) Minister of foreign Affairs. Ten days after Stalin's death was followed by another change. Malenkov ceased to be one of the secretaries of the Central Committee, and Minister of defense is A. M. Vasilevsky was assigned to N.And. Bulganin.[C-BLOCK]

According to official statistics, over 28 years, during which time the wall divided East and West Berlin, the citizens of the East side, there were more than 60 thousand attempts of its overcoming. More than 5 thousand shoots has been successful. Among them, special attention is given to the act of the border guard Conrad Schumann, who on duty had to guard the border. But instead, Schumann just jumped the Berlin wall.

For the Finnish campaign, which lasted less than four months, more than 400 red Army soldiers became heroes of the Soviet Union.