«My Dad, James Pitts, is a World War 2 hero who was a Telegraphist Air-Gunner in the Fleet Air Arm who fought in Norway before serving on the Arctic Convoys transporting crucial supplies to the USSR. In recognition of the heroic role the people of the Soviet Union played in defeating Nazi Germany and the huge sacrifice they made in achieving this victory, he donated the Arctic Star Medal he had received from the UK Government to The Great Patr ... Читать дальше »

     The ninth visit of the delegation of the participants of the Great Patriotic War to Great Britain took place during May 5-12, 2019, as part of the project “The Last Soldier of the Second World War”. For seven days, a group of 8 Russian veterans visited many places: Amplefort Boarding School (Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire), joint a Russian community in Leeds, went sightseeing in York and many more.

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New edition of the book of the participant of World War II Nikolai IMCHUK "One for all»

In March 2019 the 2nd edition of the book "One for all" written by Nikolai IMCHUK, a former soldier boy from Katyusha MLRS regiment, was published. An English version of 'One for all' will be published by the end of April. This is a bright autobiog ... Читать дальше »

      During the Second World War, the United States and Great Britain - the allies of the USSR in the anti-Hitler coalition - provided the supply of military cargoes (armaments, ammunition, military hardware, food, medical equipment and medicine, strategic raw materials) under the US Lend-Lease Act. Assessing the Allies’ military supplies, the Minister (the People's Commissar) for Foreign Trade of the USSR and Co-Chairman of the Lend-Lease Commission, A.I. Mikoyan, noted that during the Great Patriotic War "we received about 400,000 first-rate cars for their time such as "Studebaker", "Ford", “Willys Jeep" and amphibious vehicles. It was as if our entire army was set on wheels and what wheels they were! As a result, the army’s maneuverability and momentum for advance increased substantially". ... Читать дальше »

I congratulate you on the 73rd anniversary of VE-Day!

      When in early March 2018 the preparations began for the Great Patriotic War veterans to go to Great Britain for the Victory Day celebrations, everything was against us: a historic low in Russian-British relations, the complicated procedure for obtaining visas, the lack of funds for the trip, and, finally, the health of our veterans. However, all of them voted for the trip – 'there were worse times during the war'. Moreover, we were expected in distant "foggy Albion". Our friends, British veterans, have been waiting for us together with our many compatriots, with ... Читать дальше »