1944
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Initial release | Estonia |
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Directors | Elmo Nüganen |
Initial DVD release | Germany |
Languages | Estonian, Russian, German |
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ID | 2381365 |
About 1944
During WWII in 1944, war rages on as German soldiers fight invading Russian forces. But while the two great nations clash, Estonian men are forced to choose sides and face each other on the battlefield. Based on true events.
Léon Gautier: Last French D-Day fighter dies aged 100
... Léon Gautier was part of the D-Day landings in 1944 - when Allied forces invaded Normandy in France during the biggest sea invasion in history...
World's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, dies aged 118
... Ms Randon - who assumed the name Sister Andre when she took holy orders in 1944 - died in her sleep at her nursing home in Toulon, France...
Normandy veterans' welfare officer makes good a lifelong promise
... It is hard to fathom, almost, but on 6 June 1944 - D-Day - this nonagenarian was too young to have played a part in World War Two...
Eurovision: Russia can compete despite invasion of Ukraine
... Russia were favourites to win the competition in 2016, until Ukrainian singer Jamala with a song that depicted the deportation of Crimean Tatars by Josef Stalin in 1944 - a horrific chapter that the nation s parliament has described as tantamount to genocide...
D-Day: Veterans and world leaders mark 75th anniversary
... Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron thanked veterans who took part in June 1944...
World's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, dies aged 118
By Malu CursinoBBC News
The World 's oldest living person, French nun Lucile Randon , has died aged 118.
Ms Randon - who assumed the name Sister Andre when she took Holy Orders in 1944 - died in her sleep at her nursing home in Toulon, France.
Born in 1904 in Southern France , she lived through two world wars and dedicated much of her life to Catholicism.
" Only The Good Lord knows" The Secret of her longevity, she told reporters.
Born when Tour de France has only been staged once, Sister André also saw 27 French heads of state.
A spokesman from her nursing home, David Tavella, shared news of her death with reporters on Tuesday.
" There is great sadness But . . it was her desire to join her beloved brother. For her, it's a liberation, " Mr Tavella said.
Sister Andre was said to have a close relationship with her brothers. She once told reporters one of her fondest memories was their safe return from fighting at The End of World War One.
" It was rare, " she recalled. " In families there were usually Two Dead rather than two alive".
Despite being blind and reliant on a wheelchair, Sister André cared for other elderly People - Some of whom were much younger than herself.
In an interview last April with the AFP news agency, Sister André said: " People say that work kills, for me work kept me alive, I kept working until I was 108. "
During the same interview, She Said she would be better off in heaven, But continued to enjoy earthly pleasures like eating chocolate and drinking a glass of wine everyday.
She had been Europe's eldest for Some time, But she entered the Guinness Book of Records last April as The World 's oldest person a Japanese woman who lived until she was 119-years-old.
It wasn't her First Time in the record books. In 2021 he became the oldest person to recover from Covid-19.
Sister André was born into a Protestant family, But later converted to Catholicism, before being baptised when she was 26 Years old.
Driven by her desire to " go further" she joined an order of nuns known as the Daughters of Charity around 15 years After Her decision to join the Catholic Church .
She was assigned to a hospital in Vichy, where she spent most of her working life, around 31 years.
In one of her last interviews, she told reporters: " People should help each other and love each other instead of hating. If we shared All That , things would be a lot better, ".
Source of news: bbc.com