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The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 Vocabulary Flashcards

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This 72-card flashcard set provides vocabulary for studying the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in English. It covers military terminology (counterattack, fortified area, partisan detachment), combat concepts (ambush, offensive operation, retreat), and historical monuments (Immortal Regiment, Victory Banner, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier). Use it for language practice alongside history lessons, for vocabulary drilling before reading historical texts, or for exam preparation in grades 7–9.

Subject:
Foreign Languages
Topic:
Esl / Efl
Grade Level:
7th – 9th Grades
Updated June 2025

Terms in This Set

  • advance
  • air raid
  • air ram
  • ambush
  • ammunition
  • anti- aircraft battery
  • at the cost of one’s life
  • at the limit of human capabilities
  • Battle order
  • behind enemy lines
  • besieged
  • bravery
  • combat mission
  • combined regiment
  • counterattack
  • counteroffensive
  • courage
  • defence line
  • Eternal flame
  • fearlessness
  • feat
  • fierce battle
  • fighter
  • fortifield area
  • fortitude
  • frontline
  • go into a dive
  • hatred
  • human loss
  • Immortal Regiment
  • invader
  • large-scale offensive operation
  • liaison
  • machine-gun
  • manpower
  • mass evacuation
  • military tactic
  • military tribunal
  • offensive operation
  • partisan detachment
  • posthumously
  • rear
  • resistance
  • retreat path
  • rifle division
  • sudden invasion
  • The Act of Unconditional Surrender
  • The Red Banner
  • The Victory Banner
  • to be captured
  • to blow up
  • to capture
  • to commemorate
  • to declare war
  • to defeat
  • to defend
  • to give one’s life
  • to launch the offensive
  • to liberate
  • to penetrate
  • to perish
  • to repel the enemy
  • to resist
  • to retreat
  • to rise to attack
  • to sacrifice
  • to suffer losses
  • to surrender
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • turning point
  • underground sell
  • valour

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