By the late 1910s all European powers and the US had begun building air forces. In this development, Europe won the primacy, despite the fact that the Americans were the ones who first integrated the airplane into their armed forces. From the moment the military leaders of the European powers dec
After the First World War, the German Reich was the loser. Foreign policy difficulties lead to revolution:Germany experiences a democratic spring. But the young republic was not under a lucky star right from the start. Sole responsibility for the war and the terms of the Treaty of Versailles prove
Battle of Kotza Kaya as it became known, is the prepared operation of infiltration - attack by the Greek Cypriot commandos on the camp of the Turkish Paratroopers on Kotza Kaya mountain in the rear of the enemy on the night of July 20/21, 1974. More than a dozen have passed hours from the start of T
Kurt Franz was born in 1914 in Dusseldorf. In 1928 he left school and worked, eventually becoming a cook. In 1932 he joined the Nazi party, having previously joined various extremist organizations. After his military service he joined the SS and served as a cook. But then he took up guard duties