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‘We were rushing at them screaming; they were laughing and waving their hats. My friends were falling down all around me.’
On one occasion, Smirnov’s platoon was building a bridge over the Neman River when their commander was struck by a bullet, possibly from an enemy sniper. “As I tried to help him, there was ...
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Last French veteran of Normandy-Neman Regiment dies aged 99 — Russian embassy
The squadron took part in combat in 1943. In November 1944, after fighting for the liberation of Lithuania and crossing the Neman river, the regiment was called "Normandy-Neman." Ninety-six French ...
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Lithuania fears the worst: country in state of emergency
He said the army had reinforced several crossings on the Neman River. For several months, Lithuania has been increasingly ...