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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

Wrangelites in Bulgaria Battered, humiliated and bloodless Bulgaria was an ideal candidate for a long internal turmoil. A fairly young, but small and poor state, it went through the First World War. Bulgaria entered there for a banal reason for such actions - the country harbored a grudge against

The fall of the capital After the defeat of the Ethiopian forces on the Northern Front, the Italian army began marching to Addis Ababa. At the same time, the left wing of Badoglio's army was provided with troops that were advancing in the central operational direction from Assab through the Danakl desert (various supplies and water were delivered

The plan of the offensive The general idea of the offensive was to break through the center of the front of the Turkish army in the direction of the village of Kepri-kei. To rivet the attention of the enemy, his reserves, as well as covertly concentrate the troops of the army group to break through the enemy front, the 2nd Turkestan and 1st Caucasian

In the 1930s, a rather rapid development of reinforced concrete construction began in the USSR. At the same time, they gradually began to move away from monolithic reinforced concrete in the direction of prefabricated structures. The main advantage of prefabricated structures was the possibility of manufacturing at landfills or factories of standard

Campaign of 1808 For the war with Sweden, 24 thousand people were formed. army under the command of General of Infantry FF Buxgewden. The army was small, since at this time the Russian army continued to wage war with the Ottoman Empire. In addition, despite the peace with France and the outwardly friendly

As you know, in the Spanish Civil War, two irreconcilable political and ideological forces clashed: on one side, Republicans - liberals, left-wing socialists, communists and anarchists, on the other - Spanish nationalists - monarchists, phalangists, carlists and traditionalists. Bloody

Start of the Austro-German offensive. Fall of Belgrade During September 1915, in order to mislead the Serbian command, the German artillery fired several times on the Serbian banks of the Danube and Sava. On October 5-6, 1915, the actual artillery preparation began

One of my acquaintances, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, once said: “There is an opinion that Ivanov is the most common surname among Russians. And at the front, to be honest, I most often met the Smirnovs. And even though they all fought in different ways, they were equally valiant. "

Battle of Lepanto. Unknown artist of the end of the 16th century On September 6, 1566, when the Turkish Janissaries went to storm the small town of Siget (later known as Shigetvar) to the sound of their famous drums, Suleiman died on the road between Belgrade and Vienna in his tent at the age of 73

Cavalry played an important role in this operation. In order to facilitate the action of Smirnov's 2nd Army, it was decided to concentrate all the cavalry on its right flank. The 1st Cavalry Corps of Oranovsky (8th and 14th

(To the attention of the chief medical officers. Self-medication. Tested on myself.) The war is already underway. From the muddy messages from Donbass it is clear that nothing has ended, and the escalation of hostilities is quite real. This means that there will be wounded again, and the civilian population will suffer again. Obviously, medical assistance to wounded soldiers and

What do you think, what is the worst thing, according to the Americans, is in the arsenals of the Syrian government forces? No, these are not Smerch and Hurricane multiple launch rocket systems. Non-missile systems "Tochka" and heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepek". And already

On October 10, 1731, with the signing of a charter on the voluntary entry of Western Kazakhstan (Younger Zhuz) into the Russian state for many centuries, up to the notorious Belovezhskaya meeting, the unity and commonality of the fate of the Kazakhs with the Russian and other peoples of Russia were determined

On September 11, 1709, the largest battle of the 18th century took place - the Battle of Malplac between the Franco-Bavarian army under the command of the Duke de Villard and the anti-French coalition troops led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, which was one of the culminating episodes

In 2009, the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for the modernization and technological development of the Russian economy made a decision to implement the project "Creation of a transport and energy module based on a nuclear power plant of a megawatt class."

In the mid-thirties of the last century, Nazi Germany began to build its armed forces, and was also actively engaged in the development of new weapons and equipment. In just a few years, a wide range of different armored vehicles for various purposes was developed, primarily tanks. In 1936

An inflatable mock-up of a tank designed to deceive the enemy from great distances or heights Despite the proliferation of sensors on a networked battlefield, the use of camouflage techniques can nevertheless give the military a tactical advantage. Modern armed forces are equipped with sensors and systems with

The fact of the existence of the Republic of Cuba in the immediate vicinity of the United States, which embarked on the path of building socialism back in the 50s of the last century, is still surprising. The history of Cuba is very interesting. And it has been going on since 1492, when the foot of the famous European - Columbus set foot on the island

This striped shirt as a piece of uniform is worn by sailors of many countries, but it was only in Russia that the vest (vest) became a special symbol, a distinctive sign of real men. The beginning of the 18th century, the sailing era. After the clothing inconsistency in the European fleets, a uniform uniform was introduced according to the Dutch model:

Almost a hundred years ago, by a resolution of the Military Council, a four-gun battery was built on the western coast of the Balaklava Bay at Cape Kurona to protect Sevastopol. This southernmost outpost of the city's defensive line was capable of reaching cruisers and battleships up to 20 kilometers away