-
Ropsha (Russian: Ропша, IPA: [ˈropʂə]) is a
settlement in
Lomonosovsky District of
Leningrad Oblast, Russia,
situated about 20
kilometres (12 mi) south...
- The
Krasnoye Selo–
Ropsha offensive, also
known as
Operation January Thunder and Neva-2, was a
campaign between the
Soviet Leningrad Front and the German...
- move
forward 23 kilometers. On the 19th, the
Second Shock Army
captured Ropsha and the 63rd
Guards Rifle Division, part of the 42nd Army,
drove the Germans...
- bridgehead, but it was
transferred to 42nd Army
after the
linkup south of
Ropsha. Not long after, the
division was
awarded a
battle honor.
During most of...
-
Armies linked up at Russko-Vysotskoye
after capturing Krasnoye Selo and
Ropsha respectively. The next day the 189th was
engaged in
fighting right back...
- on 9 July [O.S. 28 June] 1762.
Shortly thereafter, he was
transported to
Ropsha,
where he
later died. Much
mystery surrounds his death. The
official cause...
- the
Hermitage Museum in St
Petersburg since 1928, and was
formerly in the
Ropsha Palace [de; fr], and had been hung in the
drawing room of
Grand Duke Michael...
- of the
imperial palaces, such as the
Catherine Palace,
Peterhof Palace,
Ropsha, Strelna, Gatchina, and
other historic landmarks located outside the city's...
- 42nd
Armies break through the
German lines they
faced and then link up at
Ropsha,
cutting off the
German forces between that
place and the Gulf of Finland...
- and just six
months after his
accession to the throne—Peter III died at
Ropsha,
possibly at the
hands of
Alexei Orlov (younger
brother to
Grigory Orlov...
