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    Gdov (Russian: Гдов) is a town and the administrative center of Gdovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the river Gdovka, just 2 kilometers...
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    The Gdov Kremlin (Russian: Гдовский Кремль) is located on a bank of the Gdovka River, overlooking the Russian town of Gdov. Gdov was established as an...
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    sub-article to Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive and Battle of Narva. The Kingisepp–Gdov offensive was a campaign between the Soviet Leningrad Front and the German...
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    siege of Gdov was part of the Time of Troubles and an episode of the Ingrian War. In 1613, the Swedes, who captured Novgorod, approached Gdov twice, but...
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    George (1494) and others. Gdov was founded in 1431 as a fortress and became a city in 1780; the only remains of the historical Gdov Kremlin are three fortress...
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    The Battle of Gdov in the Russo-Swedish War took place on September 16, 1657 in Gdov. The battle was a clear victory for Prince Ivan Khovansky of the Tsardom...
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    troops to battle, and the war lumbered on until 1614 when the Swedes captured Gdov. The following year, they laid siege to Pskov but Russian Generals Morozov...
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    The Leningrad–Novgorod strategic offensive was a strategic offensive during World War II. It was launched by the Red Army on January 14, 1944 with an attack...
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    Kingisepp (Russian: Ки́нгисепп or Кингисе́пп), formerly Yamburg (Я́мбург), Yam (Ям), and Yama (Я́ма; Votic: Jaama), is a town and the administrative center...
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  • of the 203. Infanterie-Division. It defended the Narva town against the Gdov and Yamburg Detachments of the 7th Red Army on the north wing of the Soviet...
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