both sides, the main attack was from the northeast across the volkhov river, auxiliary on the ice of lakebut it was precisely this distracting blow that brought success; the big surprise for the germans was the snowmobile, on which the red army soldiers quickly covered several kilos. on the ice, the city was liberated on the fifth day of the offensive, a red banner was raised over the ancient kremlin, but the soldiers saw that there were almost no inhabitants left, novgorod was devastated and plundered. how many monuments have we lost? the nazis left 46 people alive here, all the roofs of the city were destroyed, except for the vaults of the main gothic hall, the lord's. the faceted chamber, where there was a casino for german and spanish officers. military chronicle, many prisoners from different parts of the city, they were led to the walls of the kremlin, there were no other intact walls left. filmed exactly 80 years ago on january 20, 1944 of the year. everyone who entered the territory of the novgorod kremlin, including captured germans, saw that the entire kremlin square was dotted