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The date of the liberation of Rossosh
75th Anniversary of Great Victory is festive and commemorative events dedicated to the anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union over fascism. Usually, the anniversary festives includes different large-scale public events such as processions and parades. However, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic, significant changes have been made to the celebrations. For example, a military parade in Russia was held on June 24, the immortal regiment's march was scheduled on July 26, 2020. Due to the epidemic situation it was postponed indefinitely.

This date is also extremely significant for the town of Rossosh. On January 16th, citizens of the town Rossosh celebrated a memorable date - the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the town from the Nazi invaders. The city was liberated during the Middle Don offensive operation called "Little Saturn". The plan of operation was developed after the defeat of Italian and German troops in 1943. Two tank armies were created to perform this operation. The 3-rd tank army was under command of P. S. Rybalko and the 40-th army was under command of K. S. Moskalenko. The most important role in the operation was played by the 106th tank brigade, which was commanded by Colonel I. E. Alekseev. On January 16 there was the complete liberation of the town of Rossosh, which was under occupation from July 1942 to January 1943. The successful completion of the operation allowed the Soviet army to gain a small advantage on the Voronezh front. In the town of Rossosh there is a monument dedicated to this event. Many articles and books about the liberation of Rossosh were published by local historians. The most famous of them is Alim Morozov, who wrote several books ("Italians in Rossosh 1942-2012", "Third tank division in the battles for Rossosh", "Rossosh native land"). A local history museum was founded by Alim Morozov in 1983. There is a large number of exhibits of the Second World War,which include documentary materials, manuscripts and photographs.