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The Red Army 1917-1923
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
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Formation of the Red Army Cavalry
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
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Lenin And The Red Terror
Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia as a consequence of the October Revolution during 1917. They faced many opponents determined to end their regime.
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The Combat Record of the Konarmia
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
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The Death of Marshal Tukhachevskii
One of the 1930s' best military innovators was the USSR's Marshal Tukhachevskii. His death, along with other officer victims of Stalin, destroyed the Red Army.
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Baratov's Corps Combat Record
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran

Events that led to the Battle of the Bulge
It was events earlier in 1944, which to a large extent led to the Battle of the Bulge being launched by the German Army after been planned by Adolf Hitler himself.
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Stalin and World War II
Joseph Stalin is surprised and unprepared when Hitler breaks their treaty of non-aggression and invades Russia.
joseph stalin • stalin • hitler • treaty of non-aggression • russian soldiers

The Cavalry Corps of Gen Baratov
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran

20th Century Genghis Khan
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry

Eastern Europe’s Post WWII Fate
Both assuming eventual victory, early in the war the Nazi German and Communist Russian governments analyzed and began to implement plans for Eastern Europe
world war ii • eastern europe • nazi • oil • europe

The Battle of Kursk
The greatest tank battle in history occurred at Kursk. It began on July 5th, 1943 and it ended ignominiously eight days later. This was the last major offensive launched by the Germans on the Eastern Front.
battle of kursk • hitler • stalin • manstein • model

The White Russian Armies 1917-1923
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
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Trap at Stalingrad
When the battle of Stalingrad began at the end of August 1942, the Red Army was nearing defeat. Brilliant Soviet street fighting tactics, daring operational thinking and serious German errors combined to reverse Soviet fortune. By the end of November the Soviets had trapped the powerful German 6th Army inside Stalingrad - it was more than they expected.
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Interventionists in the Far East
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
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Last Stand At Stalingrad
The pace of the German advance during the early days of Operation Blue in 1942 was reminiscent of that achieved in the early months of Operation Barbarossa. As a result, by the end of August, the Red Army was prepared to make what was, for all intents, a last stand at Stalingrad.
hitler • stalin • operation blue • stalingrad • soviet union

The Czech Legion 1917-1920
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
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A New War Through Twain's Eyes
All of us have to ask ourselves if revenge is approriate or is, in fact, the healing process can begin, even now. Terrorism is an old and effective weapon, but it can not be countered in the same way and win. The American flag is everywhere now, and it can help those suddenly unsure of the world we live in to focus on what is needed now. It can, though, represent a darker side to patriotism, one that will continue a legacy of violence and hatred.
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Allied Interventionists in Russia
The Armies of Britain, France, the US, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, and Canada intervened in the Russian Civil War each for their own motive.
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Death of the Romanov Family
Despite rumours, myths, and legends that a couple of the princesses survived and escaped it now appears that the entire Romanov family was summarily executed.
russia • romanov dynasty • lenin • russian civil war • nicholas ii

Stalin’s Sharpshooter’s Tool
The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper rifle with either the PU or PE scopes attached were the widow makers of the Eastern Front and Korea.
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The Northern White Army 1918-1920
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak

The Siege of Budapest
For 108 days, the beleaguered citizens of Budapest endured some of the war's bloodiest fighting as the Red Army and the Wehrmacht vied for control the city.
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The Southern White Army 1917-1920
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
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The Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun
Uncle Joe Stalin's crude but effective battle weapon equipped millions of Red Army soldiers on the march to Berlin and Tokyo and still soldiers on today around the world.
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Leaking V-E Day
Sixty years ago Eisenhower's headquarters tried to hold up the news of the German surrender for 24 hours, but the good news was hard to suppress.
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Moscow Metro Tour: Green Line
A tour of the Green Line of the Moscow Metropolitan, focusing on the art, architecture and hostory of the most famous stations.
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Munich 1938
In September 1938, an international crisis developed around the future of a little known area of then Czechoslovakia, populated mostly by ethnic Germans, and known as <i>Sudetenland</i>. The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, believed he could defuse this crisis through direct negotiations with Hitler.
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Suvorov's Icebreaker
According to Viktor Suvorov, Stalin masterminded the outbreak of World War II and he intended to attack Nazi Germany, probably on July 6, 1941.
hitler • stalin • eastern front • wwii • world war

National Minorities in Ukraine!
As the majority of European countries Ukraine also has national minorities and not a few. We should emohasize that the legislature in the field of national and ethnic minorities is really ancient. ,As the majority of European countries Ukraine also has national minorities and not a few. We should emohasize that the legislature in the field of national and ethnic minorities is really ancient.
krimean tatars • national minorities • ukraine • stalin • wwii

Metro Two: Moscow's Top Secret Subway System
Metro Two is a purported underground transportation system concealed by the construction of the Moscow Metro on the orders of Josef Stalin, beginning in the 1930s.
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Museums and Politics
Museums, sometimes by the mere fact of their existence, can prove to be politically charged and controversial. Should museums avoid, or embrace, this type of controversy?
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Wolf’s Lair in Poland
Visiting Wolf's Lair involves seeing the concrete and steel remnants of Hitler's bunker and the whole Wolfschanze camp in the Masurian Lake district of Poland.
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Almas, Eurasian Hairy Biped
The first European account of Almas was in the 1400s. Legends of these creatures have existed for centuries. Conventional scientists dismiss these cryptids as myths.
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Armenian Martyrs' Day
On April 24, 1915, in Constantinople, the Young Turks began the ethnic cleansing, or genocide, of the Turkish Armenian population.
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Big Business and Jewish Slave Labor
No big business in Germany made huge profits off the backs of Jewish slave laborers. By 1944, however, these slaves were being exploited throughout Germany.
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History of the Ukrainian cities
Lviv was founded as a fort in the mid-13th century by Prince Danylo Halitski of Galicia, a former principality of Kyivan Rus. The first mention of Lviv in early chronicles is from 1256. The first half of the 17th century appeared to be the most active period in the city's development, by that time there where 25-30 thousand people. In 1784, the first university was opened. Lectures were held in Latin, German, Polish and Ukrainian. In the second half of the nineteenth century, construction, trade, transport and industry started to develop rapidly until the first world war started. Towards the end of the 19th century, Lviv became the center of a new Ukrainian national movement. Many prominent cultural and political leaders lived in Lviv, among them Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, it was a meeting place of Ukrainian, Polish, and Jewish cultures.
lviv • ukraine • kyivan rus

Is a Designated Marksman a Sniper?
Since 2000, when the US borrowed Warsaw pact combat doctrine for squad level marksmen, the line between these men and snipers has blurred.
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Poland, The Allies, And World War II
Before and during World War II, Poland was at the mercy of not only Germany, but also the Allies and Russia. While the war was started over Poland, Poland didn't really benefit much.
poland • wwii • allies • nazis • russia

Raoul Wallenberg Stops Genocide
The last community of European Jews was rescued from death in the final days of World War II by a singular man whose passion serves as a role model for every generation.
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Romanov Claimants – Eleonora Kruger
DNA has proved that there were no survivors of the Romanov massacre of 1918. Despite this, some believe that potential heirs to the Russian throne still exist.
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The Henschel Hs-129
Although produced in limited quantity, the Henschel Hs-129 ground attack aircraft proved its quality as a durable and versatile heavy weapons platform.
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