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| | A new WWII memorial will open near St. Petersburg on Tuesday |
 | | The foothold was held till the Soviet troops launched an offensive in January 1944 and played an important part in Leningrad's defense. |
 | | During that time, the Soviet Army had observation posts on the mountain, and when the offensive had begun, command posts were created there, wherefrom General Leonid Govorov, who commanded the Leningrad front, Admiral Vladimir Tributs, who commanded the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, and Lieutenant General Ivan Fedyuninsky, commanding the 2nd Attack Army, directed troops. |
 | | Traditionally, war veterans who fought at Oranienbaum gather on the Kolokolnya mountain on May 9, the day when WWII in Europe ended. |
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