Great Patriotic War
English
Etymology
Calque of Russian Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́ (Velíkaja Otéčestvennaja vojná).
Proper noun
- (historical, in Soviet or Russian contexts) Eastern Front (a portion of World War II fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945).
Translations
the war between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945
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