Immediately after the formation of the front in Normandy, after the successful landing of the Allied forces there, the objective of the Allied leadership was to anchor the German armored forces in the sector of the British 2nd Army (2nd Army) so as to give the ability for the US 1st Army (1st Army)
The Battle of the Bridges or Battle of Jal al Atraf took place on August 2, 1990 during the Iraqi invasion of the emirate of Kuwait, an invasion that was the occasion for Western intervention against the regime of Saddam Hussein and the crushing of the Iranian military. The bridges where the conflic
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 Eup
In the city of Alabino, on the outskirts of Moscow, the legendary and now repaired T-34/85 tanks arrive from St. Petersburg for the Victory Day celebration. The video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows the arrival of the tanks in Moscow, for which, in fact, their use has been plan
The assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo on July 28, 1914 was the fuse for the outbreak of the First World War. The original intention of the Austrian commander-in-chief Marshal Konrad was to concentrate his main forces around Lemberg (present-day Lviv, Ukraine). From
Secret plans drawn up in the 1950s have been brought to light by the UKs National Archives. The plans involved the liberation of Great Britain in the event that the Soviet Union conquered the island nation. The operation named Operation Sandstone - which remained only in the preparations - was in
Scientists have managed to extract from tooth enamel the oldest genetic material ever obtained, aged 800,000 years, from a mysterious human ancestor (Homo antecessor), whose fossil was found in a cave near the village of Atapuerka in of northern Spain. Until now the oldest genetic material from t
During World War II the Germans formed a large number of units manned by Soviet nationals. One of these formations was the Georgian Legion. Did it include not only prisoners of the Red Army who wanted to escape the horrible death that the Germans reserved for the prisoners, but also anti-communists
Tilhas Teezee Gesheften known as TTG was a group of officers of the Jewish Brigade of the British Army who shortly after the end of World War II in Europe proceeded to execute Germans involved in atrocities against the Jews. The name of the unit was code. Literally her name is abusive (referring
In the early hours of April 9, 1945, the German Nazis executed the last German resistance fighters in the concentration camps. Six men were hanged at the Flossenburg camp. End. For me the beginning of life said the Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an emblematic figure of the German resista
Learning of the Prussian defeat at Lini, the British Commander-in-Chief the Duke of Wellington decided to retreat to a previously unknown location at Waterloo to a position which offered him defensive advantages and which he had previously identified as an alternative in case of need . On June 17, W
The fateful April 1945 for Hitlers Germany, the critical front on the Oder River, from its lower course to its mouth in the Baltic, was guarded by Army Group (OS) Vistula with the 9th Army (southern ) and the 3rd Panzer Army (3rd Panzer Army) to the north. The latter was under the command of a gener
Baron Munchausen has been famous for centuries now as the hero of a fairy tale or, according to others, as the greatest liar of all time. And how could it be otherwise when he was described as flying onto a cannonball or performing other seemingly impossible feats? And yet, as always, behind the
In Germany, as in other countries, at that time, the system of ranking by military district was in force. Each military district was identified with a specific region of Germany. The Panzer Divisions (Panzer Divisions) of the German Army had priority in the recruitment of men, selecting, primarily,
In July 1944 the Soviets launched their largest offensive on the Eastern Front to date, crushing an entire German Army Group. This success convinced the Soviet command that the advance into East Prussia was feasible against the disintegrating German forces. But things didnt turn out exactly like tha
In his apartment in Kyiv, businessman Vladimir Konochera recalls the difficult days of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, with references to the current pandemic. He experienced the terrifying accident as a KGB employee and describes how the leadership of the then Soviet Union tried to smother the even
On January 6, 1943, the German administration decided to form a second Croatian Infantry Division (MP) with the sole purpose of fighting the partisans. The division received the number 373. But its men gave it the nickname Tiger Division. The division had two Grenadier Regiments, the 383rd and 384th
On the afternoon of December 5, 1945, five US Navy TBM Avenger torpedo planes, with a total crew of 14, took off from the Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale) naval base in the State of Florida. The weather conditions were perfect for the routine training flight, lasting about two hours. The squadr
The War of the Spanish Succession, the first truly world war in history, was already underway in 1701. On the northern Italian front the best general of the Habsburgs, Prince Eugene of Savoy, had already defeated the French in the first engagements. In response, the French king Louis XIV sent th
From the first military manuals that appeared already in antiquity, each author mentioned that each unit is the mirror of its commander. This axiom, which is absolutely valid, is even more valid in the nucleus, the cell of the military organization, the battle group. Unlike a general, a colonel,
Samurai on horseback with his armor, saber and bow • WIKIMEDIACOMMONS 1. How did the samurai appear in Japan? The warrior caste of the samurai is linked to the history of the political organization of the country. In the middle of the IXth century, the Fujiwara family, supported by men-at-arms
Saint-Béat, Haute-Garonne, 1849 - Versailles, 1916. Galieni (Joseph Simon) Marshal of France. Lieutenant in Bazeilles in 1870, he served from 1893 to 1895 in Niger, Senegal and Tonkin with the rank of colonel. Joseph Gallieni deposes the queen of Madagascar, Ranavalo. Governor General of the Oc
Features M1A1 Caliber:75 mm. Length:from the piece, 1.32 m; of the barrel, 1.19 m. Weight:complete, 587.900 kg. Pointing in elevation:— 5° to + 45°. Pointing in azimuth:6°. Initial speed:maximum, 381m/s Maximum range:8,925 m. Projectile weight:6.241 kg. In 1920, American military officials called f
The Franco-Prussian War took place between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia in 1870-71. France was defeated and the empire fell, replaced by the French Third Republic. In addition, the French had to pay reparations to Prussia and cede part of their territory. The Kingdom of Prussia was