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More than seven decades separate us from May 9, 1945, when the Soviet people won the Great Victory over Nazi Germany and its satellites during the Great Patriotic War.

The great victory of May 1945, otherwise it cannot be called, encourages us to respectfully and gratefully recall all those who selflessly fought the Nazis, who gave their lives in the name of the lives of millions of other people, as well as the sovereignty of not only our homeland, but also greater parts of the states of Europe.

On this day, not only the Great Patriotic War was completed, but also the Second World War, also rightfully referred to as the Great in foreign sources. She really was. In its scope and tension, in the number of people participating in it, in the quantity and quality of military equipment, in enormous human casualties and in material destruction, it surpassed all wars of the past. The Second World War lasted six long years and pulled most of the states of the globe into its orbit. If in the First World War of 1914 - 1918 36 states participated with a population of over 1 billion people, then in the Second - 61 states with a population of 1,700 million people, that is, four fifths of all humanity [1]. The fighting took place on three continents - in Europe, Asia and Africa, and took place on the territory of 40 states.

The defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies in Europe was achieved as a result of the joint actions of the Soviet Union, its Western allies and the forces of anti-fascist Resistance. Paying tribute to all the fighters against Nazism and fascism, it should be recognized that the main merit in the defeat of Nazi Germany belongs to the USSR.

The Soviet-German front was the main theater of operations of the Second World War. It was here that the fate of mankind was decided. And it was decided due to the fact that it was here that during fierce battles, German troops lost more than 73% of the personnel, up to 75% of tanks and artillery, more than 75% of aviation.

Noteworthy in this regard is the assessment of the decisive role of the USSR in the victory over Nazism of the leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition.

So, the legendary General C. de Gaulle, who led the French national resistance, declared in December 1944 that: “The French know what Soviet Russia did for them, and they know that it was Soviet Russia that played the main role in their liberation” [2] . And in a congratulatory telegram addressed to I.V. On May 12, 1945, Stalin wrote: “At a time when the long European war ends with a common victory, I ask you, Mr. Marshal, to convey to your people and your army feelings of admiration and deep love of France for its heroic and powerful ally. You created from the USSR one of the main elements of the struggle against the oppressor powers, it was thanks to this that a victory could be won. Great Russia and you personally have earned the appreciation of the whole of Europe, which can live and prosper only by being free ”[3].