The Zhukov Air and Space Defense Academy was named for a Soviet Red Army officer who commanded the 1st Belorussian Front in the Battle of Berlin, during what war?
Zhukov Air and Space Defense Academy The Zhukov Air and Space Defense Academy is a Russian military academy located on the banks of the Volga River in Kalinin (now Tver). The academy, formed in 1956, is named after Soviet Marshal G.K. Zhukov. It is one of the main education centers of the Aerospace Defense Force.
Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive The Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive (Russian: Витебско-Оршанская наступательная операция ) was part of the Belorussian Strategic Offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. During the offensive, Soviet troops captured Vitebsk and Orsha. A Soviet breakthrough during the offensive helped achieve the encirclement of German troops in the subsequent Minsk Offensive.