The operation was to begin on November 29, according to a very attractive plan on the map, but which was pathetically unrealistic in the facts. Djedeida was the target of a battalion from the Northampton regiment, reinforced with a battery of 25-pounder shells and Grant medium tanks from battle grou
1948:the representatives of the States of Western Europe meet in congress in The Hague to provide a legal framework for the United States of Europe. 1949:following the Hague Congress, a Council of Europe is created to guarantee respect for human rights in the countries of Western Europe. 9 May 1950:
The Sumerians were an unknown people. Even the name by which they are known was given to them by archaeologists in the 19th century. Nevertheless, they left behind strong marks of their military art. From at least the 5th millennium, a great civilization flourished on the banks of the Tigris and
These events were very important for the future. First, they showed that the Kremlin had played its cards:it was fighting for political control of Germany. Second, they marked the beginnings of an alliance between Western military governments and German liberal democratic forces. This was an extraor