1944: the war continues for 1000 days
Main events at the front: the battle for Kovel, Churchill's speech, the injury and death of Vatutin. Two thirds of the war is over Turret view of a 5th SS Panzer Division tank driving along a railway embankment in Kovel, Ukraine, winter 1944. Photo: Wikipedia The thousandth day, to be exact, fell on March 17th. On this day, the general offensive of the Red Army continues. The day before (March 16), another fireworks display thundered in Moscow.