The Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 - May 9, 1945) - the war of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics against invading Nazi Germany and its European allies (Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, Croatia). The most important component of the Second World War, culminating in the victory of the Red Army and unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany. In the Western countries it is called the Eastern Front [2], in Germany - also the German-Soviet War.
