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On the very first day of the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, the city of Odesa in Ukraine bore the brunt of German aerial bombardment. It was a devastating start to a tumultuous period.
In early August, the Romanian General Staff set the objective of capturing Odesa and defeating the Soviet forces between the Dniester River and the Tiligulskiy Estuary. The Axis leadership initially believed the city would swiftly succumb to their offensive, as it was surrounded on three sides. However, their assumptions were soon challenged.
Through the summer, the Germans fought relentlessly on the Eastern front, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. Adolf Hitler himself felt confident and even claimed that the enemy had practically lost the war. But little did he know that there was another Hitler in Odesa, a worthy opponent determined to defy his infamous namesake.
As Russian author and historian Boris Akunin remarked ironically: (QUOTE) "The Red Army soldier Hitler was not fond of the man with the same surname."
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