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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

There are still many unknown pages in the history of the war, which ended more than 65 years ago. The search engines of the Pskov region found and raised a Soviet reconnaissance aircraft from the swamp, which, apparently, was flying behind enemy lines and was shot down by the Nazis. The name of one of the fallen heroes has already been established. Work

There are many more pages in the history of World War II that, unlike the Battle of Stalingrad or the Allied landings in Normandy, are little known to the general public. These include the joint Anglo-Soviet operation to occupy Iran under the code name "Operation

"The most faithful and unerring judgment of the public about the chief of gendarmes will be at the time when he is gone," Benckendorff wrote about himself. But he could hardly even imagine how remote this time would be … The most famous of the gendarmes of Russia was the eldest of the four children of the general from infantry, Riga

Let the clothes of a white warrior not always resemble the snow of the mountains - may his memory be holy forever. By the winter of 1920, the liquidation of the White movement seemed to have been completed. Kolchak and Yudenich were defeated, General Miller's group in the North of Russia was destroyed. After masterfully "organized"

British counterintelligence has opened documents that describe Hitler's plan to seize Great Britain. According to the plan of the Fuehrer, German soldiers were supposed to enter the territory of the kingdom, disguised in the military uniform of the British army. The British state archbishop has declassified protocol

The allies provided assistance insofar as: on the one hand, measures were taken so that the Bolsheviks did not gain a decisive upper hand, but on the other, so that the whites could not overthrow them. "We do not trade in Russia" the famous words of General Denikin. This is the answer to the question about the reasons for the defeat

The weather in the Swiss mountains is unpredictable. Either a thick fog hides the outlines of a majestic landscape, then a fine rain pours incessantly. But if for a moment the natural curtain recedes, a grandiose spectacle opens up. Right in the sheer cliff facing the Teufelsbrücke, he

Colonel E.A. Nikolsky - went through a large military school. A cadet, a young officer in the imperial army. Then in 1905-1908. in charge of the "Special Office Work" at the Military Statistics Department of the General Staff and was responsible for working with military agents. Prepared a project to create in Russia … intelligence

The statements made by General Groves after the war … were probably intended to divert attention from the German isotope separation program. The idea was that if the existence of the German uranium enrichment program was hidden, then one could write a story that all efforts to

Manuscripts do not burn On May 9, 1945, the Third Reich ceased to exist on our blue planet. He has gone into the past - as it seemed to the majority of the population of this very planet, forever. But after him a very rich inheritance remained, including one that few people suspect

It is well known that the Chechens also took a direct part in the bloodiest battle of mankind, making a worthy contribution to the treasury of the overall victory of the Soviet people over the brown plague

The aircraft carriers, which form the backbone of the United States naval forces, are sent to those regions where it is necessary to either represent or defend the interests of the country. The Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the coast of Yugoslavia, and the African coast can be such "hot" spots. One of

In the fourth century BC: Rome was almost completely sacked by the Gauls. This seriously undermined his authority in central Italy. But this event entailed an almost complete reorganization of the army. It is believed that the hero of the reforms was Flavius Camillus, but many historians agree

Evgeny Stakhov (Stakhiv) is one of the few activists (then leaders) of the Bandera movement who have survived to this day. He gave this interview on October 1, 2008 to the Internet portal Zaxid.net. Translation - Oleg Shirokiy. *** - Mr. Stakhov, you fought for an independent Ukraine. Now we have exactly

In the early morning of December 7, the first wave of aircraft - 183 aircraft, headed by an experienced pilot, commander of the Akagi air group Mitsuo Fuchida, took off from the ships of the formation, located 200 miles north of Oahu, roaring deafeningly into the air. When his planes hit their target, Fuchida radioed

The formation of Soviet plans for the exploration of the moon began with a letter sent by Sergei Pavlovich Korolev and Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh to the Central Committee of the CPSU on January 28, 1958. It formulated two main points of the lunar program: firstly, hitting the visible surface of the Moon, and, secondly, flying

Tsarist general Smyslovsky, who fought the Stalinist regime in the ranks of the German army, did at least one good deed - he saved the lives of 500 Russian soldiers. days before

Gleb Yurievich Maksimov is a talented and most underestimated space designer in the USSR. It was he who created the first artificial Earth satellite and many other spacecraft, including the top-secret interplanetary spacecraft, which was supposed to launch to Mars on June 8, 1971

In the first three years of the Civil War, Vasily Chapaev did so much that in the twenties he was numbered among the saints by Stalin himself. He died in 1919, and in 1934 a legendary film was shot from the diaries of Chapaev's colleague Dmitry Furmanov. Immediately after its release on the screens of the NKVD

Meanwhile, in southern Germany, the 3rd and 7th American and 1st French armies were stubbornly advancing east towards the so-called "National Citadel" … The American 3rd Army entered the territory of Czechoslovakia and by May 6 captured the cities of Pilsen and Carlsbad and continued the offensive in