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Orsha

Orsha (Belarusian: Во́рша; Russian: О́рша; Polish: Orsza) is a city in Belarus, an important railway node along the Minsk--Moscow line. Famous Battle of Orsha around 1514, where Belarusians defeated a Russian army. First use of Katyusha rocket launcher artillery by Red Army during WWII.

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