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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 armies from Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland, half of which were litvins (Belarusians from Grand Duchy of Lithuania) defeated the Russian army.
First use of Katyusha rocket launcher artillery by Red Army during WWII.
Native town of
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