#SputnikInfographic | 27 Days to Victory Day
Sputnik keeps tracking the history of the pivotal events of the World War II Eastern Front, known as the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 against Hitler's forces.
On this day eight decades ago, Soviet forces pushed forward, freeing key towns in present-day Slovakia and fighting bloody wars in Austria.
As US President Franklin Roosevelt passed away, Vice President Harry Truman, who was well-known for his anti-Soviet beliefs and dislike of diplomacy, took over as president.
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