UN General Assembly
1970

79. This year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the great victory of the Powers of the antiHitlerite coalition over fascist Germany and militarist Japan. A decisive role in this victory was played by the Soviet Union which demonstrated the indestructibility of socialist achievements and freed many peoples from foreign enslavement. An important contribution to the defeat of fascism was also made by the Byelorussian people. More than one million Byelorussians fought fearlessly on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, and on the temporarily occupied territory of Byelorussia more than 440,000 partisans and members of the underground carried out an active, organized struggle. One out of every four inhabitants of Byelorussia gave his life in the struggle for the victory over the dark forces of fascism, aggression and reaction. The heroism and unprecedented steadfastness of the Soviet people, in the struggle against fascism, will always remain in the memory of a grateful humanity.