August 24 is a memorable date in the history of our Fatherland

August 24 is a memorable date in the history of our Fatherland. #OTD in 1944 — 80 years ago — Chisinau, the capital of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, was liberated. During the strategic Jassy–Kishinev (Iași-Chisinau) offensive launched on August 20, the Red Army encircled and defeated a million-strong German-Romanian group covering the Balkan direction, completely liberating the territory of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic. This offensive is considered to be one of the most successful ones during the Great Patriotic War. The soldiers liberated the entire territory of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic and went on to advance into Romania’s central regions, making it impossible for Bucharest to keep fighting alongside Nazi Germany. Moldovans went to great lengths to help the Soviet troops. From May until August 1944, guerilla groups operating in Moldova killed over 11,000 enemy soldiers and officers, destroyed 25 enemy tanks and armoured vehicles, and derailed 13 ... Source: Russian MFA