I think the US Tank manufacturers uses Depleted Uranium in the tank armor. Other nations use Tungsten Carbide.
There was not much resistance from the rebels until the army reached the regional capital, Grozny. At that point Yeltsin did a fatal miscalculation....
One of the costliest wars in the history for the Russian Federation. Thousands of young conscripts were butchered. Ended in a humiliating defeat for...
We were caught between the devil and deep blue sea. Some 30 million people died fighting the Nazis. Stalin killed almost twice that number. 7.5...
During the pre-war period, the Imperial Japanese Air Force gave too much importance to quality over quantity. So the number of pilots serving with...
These are the quotes from Mein Kampf: When the Mongols conquered the territory which is now known as Russia, it was inhabited by a large...
In many parts of Ukraine and Western Russia, the villagers actually welcomed the Nazis since they thought that the Germans are there to liberate them...
The atrocities against Jews, Roma and Serbs during the WW2 period are well documented by the historians. However, there were a number of small...
How can they pack their mouth with snow? After a few minutes the teeth will get permanently damaged, and there is a good chance of hypothermia and...
What happened to Napoleon in 1812 happened to Hitler in 1942. These people never learn anything. Attacking the USSR was the biggest blunder in the...
Hmmm..... I don't want to offend you. But the truth is that the percentage of people within the Roma community indulging in illegal activities is...
Well... I don't want to be rude.... but you should have researched a bit before posting this. 1. The population of USSR was 290 million in 1989....
Had Hitler decided against attacking Russia, then: 1. 45 million lives would have been saved in USSR (Almost all of those who died were ethnic...
I was astounded by Ralph Fiennes' acting in Schindler's List. It is my all time favorite WW2 movie. Letters from Iwo Jima was another excellent...
What about the Serbs? Almost a million of them were exterminated by the Nazis and the UstaĊĦe. However, I doubt whether the Serbs, Roma.etc lost as...
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I am Vladimir from Norilsk. I am 28, and currently working as an engineer. I am quite interested in the military history of Russia and other...
Note to admins:I am not sure whether I am permitted to start the thread in this section. If not so, please move this to the suitable section....
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