germany and the end of world war two known here as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years . on precedented ferocity claiming the lives of over twenty five million something that's. what not so long ago was a local grass roots tradition in a siberian city is now in effect held all across russia far beyond the day to be a more so regiment march these people walk holding portraits of their relatives who went through the war to remember for a five hundred. people so far turned in moscow. is among them from here in the studio the pictures simply do look incredible but to be in the midst of it where you are i imagine is a very special feeling. that definitely is a special feeling because perhaps nothing unites this country more then the more told. again just because there are so many people here to discuss street in central moscow we do have to stop every once in a while and probably there's not a single ok just not a single day on the calendar that can make a million people come to. and come to red square in commemoration of all these people t

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the conflict here on the eastern front which lasted for just under four years a battle of attrition with unprecedented ferocity claimed the lives of twenty five million soviets. and today is about remembering all of the suffering and sacrifice which ultimately affected every family for over twenty years no military parades have been a key component of the victory day celebrations the here's some of the same. we witnessed on red square just last. please please. please please. please please it's very difficult to describe the atmosphere it's it's electric isn't tense but there's so much excitement up excitement just released during the parade itself liz. please. look at the history here the first victory parade was held on the twenty fourth of june nine hundred forty five over a month after nazi germany's capitulation during the soviet era the next celebrations then were held on the twentieth and fortieth anniversary of the victory since ninety ninety five in modern history military parades have been held annually. so as you can see victory day holds a very special place in the popular con

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to mark the seventy fourth anniversary of the capitulation of nazi germany the conflict on the eastern front which lasted for just under four years a battle of attrition with unprecedented for all city claimed the lives of twenty five million soviets. today is about remembering the whole of suffering and sacrifice would shelter mutley affected every family for over twenty years military parades like the one you sing over my shoulder now happening right now have been a key component of the a victory day celebrations these are the signals we witnessed of the military parade earlier on this book and i was what's called the immortal regiments the families the loved ones remembering all the people that went through so much seventy four years ago just of. it's very difficult to describe the atmosphere it's it's jaj electric. tents but that there's so much sight but the excitement just released during the parade itself. out. there are. seven. of them on such an iconic. flight. while one of the clock back their first victory parade was held on the twenty fourth of june one hundred forty five over a

many on the end of world war two known here as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years was a bundle of attrition. twenty five million things. what not so long ago was a local grass roots tradition in a siberian city is known a friend held all across russia far beyond the mortal regiment march sees people walk holding portraits of their relatives who went through the war to remember their sacrifice almost every family in this salvi union also affected by the great patriotic war from losing loved ones in the fighting to ensuring on the margin a bowl conditions simply to stay alive daniel hawkins spoke to me earlier from the cronkite near the end where people were just making their way right through that day. those who say that this victory parade is just saber rattling displays of baluchi marked intimidation they need to be here and come in have a look at this because this is very much hard to describe you can see here behind me the crowd of people is just absolutely analysts those records broken last year every year in fact since this p

world war two known here as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years was a battle of attrition but unprecedented for all city and claimed the lives of over twenty five million subjects. well for over twenty years now a military parades have been a key component of the victory day celebrations on red square was in all types of colors this morning here some of the scenes we witnessed on the square. it's very difficult to describe the atmosphere it's it's. electric. tense but this super cheap siteman up excitement just released during the break it felt. like. it turns out. they are. could see several. of them on such an iconic. flight. from. the first victory parade was held way back on the twenty fourth of june nineteen forty five at ellis over a month after nazi germany's pitcher nation during the salvi that year of in the next celebrations were held until the twentieth fortieth anniversary of the victory but then it's become very commonplace since one thousand nine hundred five military parades have been held to it's a big part of the

there was no longer a need to pull german units off the eastern front. besides that, they are still understrength. 37 divisions in europe ready for the cross channel attack. germans had 50 divisions in france. it is a mass question. they are two outnumbered to make a cross channel attack feasible in 1943. a compromise strategy begins to take shape. the british agree to a cross channel attack, no kidding this 1944, if the americans agreed to an attack in sicily and italy proper. the only difference was that after the attack on sicily, the americans are going to pull seven infantry divisions out of the mediterranean, sent them to england to prepare for the cross channel attack. the invasion of italy would be the sideshow and subject to cancellation, not the invasion of france. sicily is captured on august 17. many germans escape to italy. it is just after this that pattonwer heard of slapping soldiers that he accused of cowardice. eisenhower simply glossed over this in his reports to marshall. he made the decision that having patton on his side and defeati

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germany in the end of world war two known here as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years was a bottle of attrition with precedented ferocity on that claimed the lives of over twenty five million salvi it's. well what's not so long ago was simply a local grass roots tradition in a siberian city is now on the fence held all across russia and far beyond what we're seeing is the so named and more coal regiment march where people walk holding the portraits of their relatives who went through the war remembering their sacrifice hundreds of thousands of people if not more will be on the streets of moscow for the offense which officially started just minutes ago well let's go live now to their teas i think. it's an event to the enjoys overwhelming support we know from the russian public and brings people indeed from all walks of life together give us a sense of what you're seeing there now are just a few moments into the official start. you don't hello again to have the victory day and we were just still walking in a couple of minutes ago but we

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mark the 74th anniversary of nazi germany surrender on thursday and the end of the war on the eastern front here's a look back at the commemorations. it's very difficult to describe the atmosphere it's it's charged electric is intense but that this super rich excitement up excitement just released during the parade it's. you know. you hold the world. you run with. your real. news. nothing unites this country more then the war it's all right jim it marched every time i see this i just don't understand when the flow of the crowd is going to stop it's and this. victory day holds a special place here in russia the incredibly high price paid by the people of the soviet union over $26000000.00 died in the conflict more than half of them being civilians that meant that almost every soviet family lost someone. this year to mark the 9th of may our team decided to launch a special project called letters of victory as part of our colleagues have been telling their relatives stories through the notes their families received from the frontlines. yes i tell what. kids did to secure my own militia what 3

it was decided on the eastern front, ok? the fighting over there made the western front look like a firecracker. you know this, sir. you are an expert and a very bright man. ist i find so perplexing what is put on tv. the german army was so good, so good, that you needed three nations to beat it. and the fighting, for example, in one battle was the bigger -- was bigger than the entire western front. if the germans prevailed on the eastern front, there would not have been any d-day. it was the best army, and everybody knows it. why isn't this gentleman -- why didn't this gentleman write about that? guest: in your opinion, why do you think this has not been told as the war of the western front? caller: good question. they do not want to show how really good the german army was. it was the best. they were just beaten because the force ratio was 25 to one against it. guest: our next call is from franklin, north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning. a big shout to my grandfather in heaven, a world war ii vet. i am a vet f

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price paid by the peoples of the soviet union and over the course of the gruelling war on the eastern front which was unparalleled in its over twenty five million servicemen and civilians perished. one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict in fact in history took place in stalingrad it lasted for two hundred days between one hundred forty two and one hundred forty three and cost the red army over one million one hundred thirty thousand soldiers germany's losses were even higher on the losing the battle the nazi leadership declared national mourning many historians see the battle of stalingrad as a watershed moment too one that dramatically altered the course of the wall. even now. harrowing reminders of the ferocity of the fighting and being uncovered next we bring you a letter that was uncovered with the remains of two soviet soldiers in never made it home. i was still in the collaborates digging and the last one left i've been injured and will not last long. but i will stay here i will die when i refused to give in to the enemy tell my wife that i was defending the motherland. we will

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the vast majority of troops were on the eastern front against the russians. ere was a small proportion of troops, either very young are very old. is for202) 748-8000 people in the eastern and central time zones. those of you in town and pacific, (202) 784-8001. if you are an american of french dissent, that line is (202) 748-8002. our guest is from the university of wisconsin. we go to kentucky. this is brad. good morning. forer: i do have a question professor parker. say thankst have to you to all of our veterans. i'm very aware of the fact that the totally blessed life that any american's living today is thanks to a long line of noble blood shed, of young men and toen who gave us the ability have this life that we do. that and am very thankful for that. to all of the veterans out with, they came back home otherwise,sical and you are appreciated, you are loved. i appreciate you. i love you. ihope you have a good day and think things are ok with you. host: did you have a question? go ahead. go ahead with your comment. caller: at any rate, i apologize. professo

did not well twenty seven million soviets losing their lives by some estimates the war on the eastern front really touching the lives of every family in russia it is a day of sorrow and joy and we will continue to bring you a flavor of it all here on our team international right throughout the day. max kaiser this is the kaiser report the show that takes it down all the way to. ok well you know what i have central banks in the headline we might have some say a clown joe biden called him a clown in the white house and he's wreaking havoc via tweets with tariffs and trade or some market crashes and then market on crashes and things like that but central banks have always got the bankers back central banks have almost eliminated recession's venture capitalists says this is from c. and b. c. central banks have created an environment where both major downturns as well as expansions are almost impossible said venture capitalist china. said last week he said i don't see a world in which we have any form of meaningful contraction nor any form of meaningful expansion we have completely taken away th

the vast majority of troops were fighting on the eastern front against the russians. so you had really a small proportion of troops and either very young or very old. >> we will open up our phone lines. our guest is from the uniy of wisconsin. our guest is lou roberts from the university of wisconsin. we go first to lily, kentucky. this is brad. good morning. >> caller: i do have a question for ms. -- professor parker. first i just have to say thank you to all of our veterans. i'm very aware of the fact that the totally blessed life that any modern american is living today is thanks to a long line of noble bloodshed of young men and women who gave us the ability to have this present life that we do. i'm aware of that and i'm very thankful for that. to all the veterans that are out there that came back home with wounds, physical and otherwise, you are appreciated. you are loved. i appreciate you. i love you. and i hope you have a good day. and i hope things are okay with you. >> did you have a question for lou roberts, brad? go ahead. >> caller: i thought her name was

and that was such a place but to send everything to the eastern front.the allies recruiting french teenagers to fight for the resistance they were getting food dropped from the sky. so they need a lot of female traits to do the job but they were more naturally equipped and to teach the allies in fact, this was a very important part of a job this was the first time this kind of warfare had ever been tried and this was an important job. >> how do you come across this story in the first place quick. >> i am a reporter i was doing a lot of freelance work i knew i wanted a book and wanted a long project and i rented the marathon and this was in 2015 and us was looking at combat exclusion after january 1st 2016 in america a woman can be in any combat role that a man can be and know where she is forbidden if she can get through the training even special forces she can join the navy s.e.a.ls. so what's even more interesting this book began in hawaii was doing research because i don't like being cold. so many of my friends were in the military and they defy my pr