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World War II - Jassy–Kishinev Offensive

Time: Sunday Aug 20, 1944

Place: Romania

Details: Soviet Red Army's strategic offensive in eastern Romania cut off and destroyed the considerable German troops there, the offensive lasted 9 days after it started on 20 August 1944.

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