The 7th Panzer Division (Panzer Division) was one of the most famous of the German army in World War II. This is due to its exceptional action in France in 1940 when its commander was the also famous Erwin Rommel. However, the 7th Infantry Division performed equally impressively in the fierce battle
The disappearance of the 9th Roman Legion is still an unsolved mystery. Legio IX Hispana, also known as VIIII Hispana is unknown when exactly it was formed. However, in the 1st c. e.g. appears fighting in the Social War (90 BC). However, some historians argue that the legion was formed by Pompey
Already in the last days of April 1941, the Croatian Ustasi regime organized the first extermination camp for Serbs, Jews and Gypsies. Just a few days before, on April 10, the head of the regime, Ante Pavelic, had announced the establishment of an independent Croatian state with the support of Hitle
Miroslav Filipović was born in Bosnia in 1915. Little is known about his life. He was of Croatian origin. In 1938 he became a monk of the Franciscan order and received the name Tomislav. When he completed his theological studies, he joined, in January 1942, the Ustasi, Pavelics infamous Croatian org
British Tornado fighter jets are being retired after 40 years in service. The Tornado entered service with the RAF in 1979 and for years formed its vanguard, participating in combat operations during the Gulf wars, against Saddam Husseins Iraq, in operations in Kosovo, and more recently against the
Hiromishi Shinohara was born in 1913 to farmer parents on the island of Honshu, Japan. After finishing his high school studies he was called to do his military service. He joined the 27th Cavalry Regiment and in 1931 found himself in Japanese-controlled Manchuria. Then you met the air gun and decide
A prominent figure in the Poles struggle against the Soviet yoke was Witold Piletski. Piletsky was born in Karelia in 1901. There his family had been exiled by the tsarist regime. His grandfather had been sentenced to exile in Siberia for anti-Russian actions. In 1910 the family moved to Vilnius
The Battle of Khotyn was fought in what is now Ukraine between Poles and Turks., on November 11, 1673. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a powerful force in Eastern Europe in the 17th century, being almost constantly at war with the Ottomans. In 1672 the Ottoman army under Sultan Mehmet IV inva
Shortly before 05:00 on November 11, 1918, German, French and British representatives met in a railway carriage to sign the armistice ending the first great slaughter known as World War I. Rejecting the calls of the Germans for an immediate cessation of hostilities, the French marshal imposed the
The Battle of Slankamen was fought in 1691 near the village of the same name in Serbia (Vojvodina region) between the Turkish army of Grand Vizier Kioprulu Fazil Mustafa Pasha and a mixed force of Imperials and Serbs under the famous general Louis of Baden, known as the Louis of the Turks. After
In 1917, in a park outside Yale University, a young American soldier, Robert Conroy, who had enlisted in the army after his country declared war on Germany, saw a small , hungry puppy roaming around. The soldier took pity on the puppy and adopted it, naming it Stubby. Conroy took Stubby with him
After the end of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the small electorate of Brandenburg was completely destroyed. His army numbered only a few thousand men. It took a great deal of effort from Elector Frederick William to reorganize the state and the army. 1675 was a landmark year for the historical
Pacification was one of the major euphemisms used by the Americans and the South Vietnamese to cover various activities related to security, counterintelligence, the war economy, and the treatment of civilians. According to the process of pacification , two were the basic tactics of the government f
Maximilian ascended the throne of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in 1494. The army of the Empire at that time consisted of a jumble of feudal sections, sections from the free cities of the Empire, sections of ecclesiastical lords, etc. Maximilian, as ruler of the Habsburgs, became inv
The Maasai are one of the African peoples who have written their own history in the Black Continent. For centuries they managed not only to survive, but also to impose their rule on the neighboring tribes, taking advantage of their brilliant martial culture. The Maasai migrated to the area of p
Adriano Roccucci, Stalin and the Patriarch – Orthodox Church and Soviet Power 1917-1958:One of the most curious events in Soviet history is, without doubt, Stalins shift in attitude towards the Orthodox Church, through of World War II. While, until then, or at least on the eve of the outbreak of the
The Habsburg-Ottoman war of 1788-91 was not the happiest for the Austrian monarch Joseph II who, anyway, was not distinguished for his military talents. However, the defeat at Caransebe, in the Vanuatu region of todays southwestern Romania, was one of the most embarrassing that a military leader has
Napoleon was one of the greatest figures in history and military history. The great soldier with the foggy origins, however, was not defeated only at Aspern-Essling (1809), in Russia (1812-13), at Leipzig (1813), or at Waterloo (1815) as is generally believed. His first defeat came during the Ita
On June 22, 1944, the Soviets launched their biggest counter-attack up to that point with the aim of destroying the German Army Group (OS) Center. Having succeeded in this, they were now ready to attack the German Northern Ukraine OS. The blow that Hitler had been waiting for months now would fin
On June 22, 1944, the largest Soviet attack on the Eastern Front took place (Operation Bagration). The following day the 1st Belorussian Front (formation equivalent to Army Group in the Western armies), under Rokosovsky, began its attack against the German 9th Army, which covered the front of Army G
A challenge to received ideas On the British side, the only gun that was comparable to the 88 was the 25-pounder which, by a strange coincidence, had a caliber of 87 mm. It was no more intended to be an anti-tank gun than the German 88 was, as it was a field gun, but it was better suited for firing
French refugees on the exodus route, June 19, 1940 • WIKEMEDIA COMMONS “There was no more school, it was good, but mum and my big brother looked scared. […] On June 5, mom put us all in the car when she didnt even have her drivers license. […] Me, I wanted to take my dolls, but we didn’t have ti
Damaraland , historical region of Namibia; The name is partly a misnomer, originally referring to areas in north-central Namibia was applied to the were predominantly occupied by the Herero and Khoisan (Hottentots) and not by the Bergdama (Damara), the latter being expelled and subdued b
The MiG-21 was perhaps the hallmark of Soviet aviation during the Cold War. His appearance caused concern in the West, which was soon overcome as the lessons learned from the militants action against Israel began to be learned. The Soviet fighter was for years the backbone of the Egyptian, Iraqi and