Russian history is a treasure trove of military events, which were both defensive and offensive. There are legends about Russian strength and courage, and the commanders-in-chief are known all over the world. The bravery of the soldiers and the fateful decisions of the commanders-in-chief brought the troops many glorious victories, and which battles were the most significant for the Russian state? Also pay attention to the article TOP-10 Pyrrhic victories.
10th place - the Battle of the Neva in 1240
The Swedes wanted to occupy the Gulf of Finland and conquer the Novgorod territories. Alexander Yaroslavich gathered an army that was three times smaller than the Swedish, but thanks to courage and the desire to defend his lands, the prince won. For this he was called "Nevsky", As the battle took place on the Neva River.
9th place - the Battle of the Don in 1380
The Mongol-Tatar yoke hung over Russia, which strangled the people with extortions and raids. Dmitry Donskoy at this difficult time was able to collect an impressive army, and two great armies, Donskoy and Mamai, met on the Kulikovo field. In a difficult battle, the Russians won a victory, which brought the weakening of the Horde and the further liberation of the country from oppression.
8th place - the Battle of Moscow in 1612
The army, assembled by the famous commanders Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, went to defend the capital and the state as a whole from Hetman Chodkevich. Although the Russians were smaller in number (4 thousand fewer), the correct strategy of the commanders-in-chief and communication with the people led to the fact that the troops won a victory, drove out the Polish-Lithuanian troops, and as a result, the Time of Troubles ended.
7th place - Battle of Poltava 1709
Peter I, together with the army, won a victory in this difficult battle in the Northern War, which helped to break the pressure of the Swedes and change the vector of the development of the war in favor of our army. The Swedish king decided to give a battle in a smaller composition, and as a result received what Sweden lost its dominant position in the Baltic.
6th place - Storming of Izmail 1790
This siege and assault operation took place within the framework of the Russian-Turkish War. The fortress was not given for a long time, 3 commanders tried to attack it, but only Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov could. Thanks to the courage, ingenuity and cunning of Suvorov, the fortress was quickly taken... The commander-in-chief examined the fortress in detail and organized a training assault, which allowed the soldiers to win a great victory.
5th place - Battle of Borodino in 1812
The battle was between the Russian troops led by Kutuzov and the French under Napoleon Bonaparte. In total, in 1 day of the battle, both sides lost about 80 thousand soldiers. Although historians did not come to a common opinion, as to who is the winner in this battle (since Kutuzov ordered to retreat the next day after the capture, and the French simply could not go further than their initial position), for our troops such an alignment became the impetus for a retaliatory offensive and showed the poor strategic thought of the French.
4th place - Brusilov Breakthrough 1916
Military operations usually get their names from the location, but thanks to the actions of Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov, it became “Brusilovskaya". In this battle, the invading forces lost a huge number of soldiers, equipment and weapons, which ultimately allowed the Entente to go on the offensive, and then led to victory.
3rd place - Battle of Stalingrad 1943
This victory augured that the USSR would emerge victorious in the war for peace. In this battle, many German soldiers died, there were great losses in technical terms, and the Germans did not manage to recover these losses until the end of the war. The strong weakening of the enemy led to further correct offensive steps of our army. The most famous monument "Motherland is calling”Is dedicated to this date.
2nd place - Battle of Kursk 1943
For a long war, it is the battle on Kursk land that is considered a landmark event, since this victory brought not only territorial superiority, and turned the course of the war into an offensive stage, but also helped the soldiers and logisticians to perk up and defend the Motherland with greater dedication.
In addition, the Soviet military industry gained a pace of development, which made it possible to demonstrate to the invaders the power superiority, fortitude and greatness of the USSR.
1st place - The fall of Berlin 1945
This date will remain in the hearts of many more generations, not only Russians, but all of humanity. May 2 - the day of the victory of mankind over fascism... The Soviet army conducted the Berlin operation for 23 days, during this period more than 100 thousand soldiers died, at the cost of these incredible efforts the evil was defeated. The day before, on May 1, Aleksey Berest, Meliton Kantaria and Mikhail Yegorov hoisted the Victory Banner on the Reichstag, which helped the soldiers to perk up and strengthen their positions. On May 9, Germany surrendered, and the world began a new historical round.
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