Battle for Pskov. July 1944. Biryuk S.

Continuation of the bestseller "Battle for Pskov. April 1944 "

July 23, 1944. During the Pskov-Ostrovsky offensive operation of the city of Pskov and the island, he was released from the Nazi occupation that lasted more than three years, and in Moscow in honor of the soldiers of the 3rd Baltic Front the victorious firework. On the eve of the last battles for Pskov, the Political Department of the 42nd Army issued the appeal: “Comrades of the Red Army, sergeants and officers! Multiply the heroic traditions of our valiant Red Army, we will cover the Soviet weapons with new glory! Go ahead for the liberation of the ancient Russian city of Pskov! ”

Despite all the significance of the Pskov-Ostrovsky offensive operation, it is very briefly mentioned in literature. This book is the first study specially dedicated to this operation of the Soviet troops. On the basis of documents of domestic and foreign archives, the author, in all details, tells about the battles in the area of ​​Pskov, Island, Izborsk, Strezhnevsky bridgehead in July 1944. For the first time, accurate information about the number and losses, both the Red Army and the Wehrmacht. < /p>