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2025-06-01 06:06

It is no secret that for many Soviet officers it was very prestigious to own a captured pistol. Most often, German short-barreled weapons could be at the disposal of the infantry commanders of the platoon-battalion level and the military personnel of the reconnaissance units. That is, those who

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A rare photo - two identical Russian warships of non-Soviet construction together. But that should stop being rare. Photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk Having decided on the principles that should underlie the sane shipbuilding policy of Russia, you need to subject them at least

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The High-Precision Complexes holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) was formed in 2009. Judging by the brand's popularity in Russia and abroad, the consolidation of the scientific and technical potential of specialized enterprises was successful. Not every integrated structure can boast

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About spilled blood - as a general to a general In February 2021, shortly before the next anniversary of the armed conflict on Damansky Island, a very lengthy and, to put it mildly, somewhat strange material was published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta. It was a big interview with a retired major general

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In the minds of the majority of Europeans, and even the citizens of Russia, the expanses of Southern Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Northern and Central China have always been an area of settlement for the peoples of the Mongoloid race, but this is far from the case. Already in 3000 BC, Southern Siberia was inhabited by the clans of the Indo-European

The small submarine M-35 is of the same type as the M-94, which was lost in the early days of the war. Submarines of the "Malyutka" type suffered especially tangible losses in the submarine war in the Baltic The submarine war in the Baltic Sea began from the very first days of the Nazi invasion of the USSR. Even before the start of the war, several German

Lieutenant General Baron Roman Fedorovich von Ungern-Sternberg in Irkutsk during interrogation at the headquarters of the 5th Soviet Army. September 1–2, 1921 The general situation in Transbaikalia From the middle of autumn 1919, the military situation in Siberia and Transbaikalia quickly changed in favor of the Reds. Omsk was thrown by White - the capital

Much has been written about the capture of the island of Crete by the Germans. In principle, everyone who is versed in the history of the Second World War knows about a major operation of the German airborne troops. But there was another phase, the naval one, where the British navy, the Italian navy and the Luftwaffe clashed. And this will be discussed today

In the previous part, it was shown that the thoughtful actions of England pushed Europe into the Great War. England decided to eliminate competitors and continue to play a leading role on the world stage. The war turned out to be too costly, and many countries became indebted to the United States. The Germanic and

Which of the Moscow Rurikovichs will a casual passer-by remember? Like Dmitry Donskoy and Ivan the Terrible. Perhaps also Ivan Kalita. If you're lucky - Ivan the Third Great. And that's all. Meanwhile, the history of the rise of Moscow and the descendants of Alexander Nevsky ruling there is rich and interesting. And her fight with Tver

Visor of the helmet of King Henry II of France “Saul dressed David in his own armor. He put chain mail on him and placed a bronze helmet on his head.”(1 Kings 17:38) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. And it so happened that when there was so much armor and weapons in the Tower Museum

Dick Sheldon fights with swords with Sir Brackley. A still from the 1985 Soviet film "Black Arrow". Nice movie, but a little weird … Sword and Dick (by the way, he wears it on the right!), And other characters in the movie are worn without a scabbard, inserting a blade into a ring. No scabbard and sir Brackley's blade-breaker

Charles I. Shot from the film "Cromwell" (1970) "A warrior putting on armor should not brag like one who takes it off after victory." (Third Book of Kings 20:11) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. Today we continue our acquaintance with the most remarkable examples of the armor craft of the past

The Pyramid of Cheops. No wonder she and the other two great pyramids were called man-made mountains. By the way, today Andrey and Zhanna, the owners of the website golden-monkey.ru, help us to visit Egypt with their photographs. Thanks to them, we will take a look at what Egyptian antiquities look like today. Moreover, you need

In our world, everything starts with paper, the collection of 1941 also began with the document: No. 306. Extract from the minutes of the decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) No. 288 March 1941 155. On the conduct of training camps liable for military service in 1941 and the attraction of horses and

“We have to build small and varied series. As soon as the enemy finds ways to combat our weapons, these weapons should be abandoned in order to stun the enemy with a new weapon of a completely different kind. "

The following abbreviations are used in the article: General Staff - General Staff, RM - reconnaissance materials, USA - North American United States

M. Ivanov. Illustration for the ballad of AK Tolstoy "Boriva" Historical ballads of AK Tolstoy are written in a lively and vivid language, easy and enjoyable to read. But they are underestimated by most readers who do not take seriously the information contained in these poems and tend to

The article uses the following abbreviations: AK - army corps, General Staff - General Staff, INO - foreign department of the Cheka, SC - Red Army, MK (MD, MP) - motorized corps (division, regiment), NKO - People's Commissariat of Defense, PD (pp ) - infantry division (regiment), RM - reconnaissance materials, RO

“Even if mini-submarines can be brought to the peak of technical requirements, we will not be able to consider them as appropriate for operational goals, because two torpedoes are too small weapons and because adverse weather conditions in the form of strong waves will not allow adequate

An old English proverb says that when a war breaks out, the truth becomes its first victim. In September 1939, the Poles broadened the British experience, convincingly proving that the first winner in a war is a lie. The tales of the September campaign made millions of Poles believe in a breakthrough

Enver Hoxha (1908–1985) After the death of Stalin and the manifestations of Khrushchev's treacherous, revisionist policy, the almost kinship, fraternal relations between the Soviet Union and Albania were destroyed. Tirana's disagreements with Moscow grew with each new attack by Khrushchev against Stalin, reaching his

Palenque, Mexico In the article Abandoned Cities of the World, we talked about some of the lost cities of Europe, Asia and Africa. Today we will continue this story, and this article will focus on the abandoned cities of the Incas and Mayans, as well as the grandiose Buddhist cities and complexes of Southeast Asia

Tsarevich Dmitry. Painting by Mikhail Nesterov, 1899 Prologue of the Great Troubles Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich (Dimitri Ioannovich) was born in October 1582 from the sixth wife of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich Maria Naga. At that time, the church considered only the first three marriages legal, so Dmitry could be considered

Comb from Solokha (IV century BC). One of the striking examples of the mixing of the cultural traditions of the Greeks and the Scythians The first Hellenic navigators appeared on the northern shores of the Black Sea around the 8th century BC. As often happens, despite the harsh climate and inhospitable nature