Participants attend the historical reenactment of the Battle of the Seelow Heights, at the Russian Island, in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai region, Russia. The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation. This was one of the last assaults on major fortified defensive positions of the World War II. It was fought over three days, from 16 to 19 April, 1945. Up to 1,000,000 Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front, commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin".
- Package: Russia Historical Reenactment
- Categories: Human Interest, Lifestyle & Leisure, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky krai region, Russia
- Event date: 17.04.2021
- Date published: 17.04.2021
- Author: Vitaliy Ankov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4582x2746px, 4Mb
- Job-ID: 3de951e81cef5c50