Liberators. Infantry

At the beginning of April 1945, the Red Army was on the threshold of Berlin. In a straight line to the capital of Germany remained sixty kilometers. But everyone, from simple soldiers to commanders, understood that it would be difficult to go this distance. The Liberators were to be the hottest and largest battle in the world. stories - Berlin Battle.

3,5 million people on both sides will converge in a fight for the lair of fascism. Zhukov proposes to direct the main blow to the shortest distance - through the Zelow heights, forming a barrier on the way of the withdrawal of the German group. And the main role in the battle, as in the whole war, was to be played by the Soviet infantry. Experienced, past war veterans, and young soldiers who have just arrived at the front.

The infantry first stood in the way of the enemy, occupying a defense. The infantry liberated cities, villages and villages, which meant it was the infantrymen who carried the main burden of the war on their shoulders: the gravity of the defeats of the first years, the captivity, the environment and the joy of the offensive. Infantry marches for tens of kilometers, when the soldiers are terribly tired, carrying weapon, ammunition, a duffel bag and a raincoat, in the truest sense of the word, were sleeping on the go. The life of the infantryman consisted of digging a trench and mending clothes, the ability to engage in hand-to-hand combat and go on Tanks.

The main weapon of the infantry throughout the war was the Mosin rifle - "Mosinka" or "three-line". Gradually, it replaced the PCA. During the Berlin operation, the infantrymen had to conduct difficult battles on the streets of the fortified city, but they also had the honor of planting the Victory Banner over Berlin.

Also in the series is a story about the highest military order "Victory" and about the medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".