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September 15th, 1944   
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  Information Bureau
Photo A. Shaykhet (from RIA Novosti Archive)

On September 15 to the north of PRAGUE, our forces together with 1st Polish Army advanced into heavy enemy defenses and took over the following settlements: RYNIA, BIALOBZEGI, ALEXANDROW, IZABELIN, STANISLAWOW, CZARNA STRUGA, MARKI, GRODZISK, BIALOLENKA, ANNOPOL, and TARGOWEK.
To the south of the town of SANOK, our forces took over the town of LISKO and the following settlements: PLONNE, BRZOZOWEC, LUKOWE, DZIURDZIOW, GOCZEW, UGERCE, RUDENKA, BEZMICHOVA, and the railroad station of UGERCE.
In North Transylvania, our forces, together with the Romanian Army, took over the town and railroad station of TOPLITA, and secured over 40 other settlements, including such important points as SOVATA, SIKLOD, KIBED, MAGYAROSY, MAKFALVA, VADAS, HAVADTE, BORDOSIU and railroad stations of SOVATA, KIBED, CIOC, and ERDESENTGYERGY.
Elsewhere on the front reconnaissance operations and local combat engagements went on.
On September 14 our forces destroyed 110 German tanks on all fronts. The Soviet air and air defense forces downed 72 enemy aircraft.

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