VICTORY DAY: Russia and the former USSR celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany and mourns the colossal sacr

VICTORY DAY: Russia and the former USSR celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany and mourns the colossal sacrifices that were made. 27 million Soviet citizens were killed, including 11 million soldiers. The Soviet Union suffered more deaths than any other nation in the war. 4 in 5 German troops that were killed during the war were killed on the Eastern Front at the hands of the Red Army. Over 70,000 Soviet soldiers died for the capture of Berlin, which is more than the USA lost in its entire imperial war on Vietnam JFK: ‘No nation in the history of battle ever suffered more than the Soviet Union in the Second World War.’ Source: Going Underground