122mm Gun M1931 being towed through Lvov

122mm Gun M1931 being towed through Lvov
Here we see a 122mm gun M1931 (identified largely by its unusual wheels) being towed through the streets of Lvov, after that city fell to the Soviets on 27 July 1944.
Bagration 1944 – The Great Soviet Offensive, Prit Buttar Bagration 1944 – The Great Soviet Offensive, Prit Buttar. Looks at perhaps the most succesful Soviet offensive of the Second World War, which saw the destruction of the German Army Group Centre, Soviet troops reaching the Baltic, East Prussia and the Vistula, and broke open a hole in the Eastern Front that the Germans were never really able to fully repair. Looks at the state of the front before the offensive, both side’s plans (showing that the Soviets had a clear advantage here, with detailed well thought out plans for the offensive, while the Germans expected it to fall further south), and the dramatic course of the campaign itself (Read Full Review)
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