Saturday, February 21, 2026

Than Soviet tank T-34 surprised the generals of the Wehrmacht

Than Soviet tank T-34 surprised the generals of the Wehrmacht
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German tankers, with the triumph of the past until 1941 for many European countries, considered their fighting vehicles best in the world. Until not faced with a Soviet T-34 best medium tank of the Second world war.

What happened to the Soviet aircraft carriers after the collapse of the Soviet Union

What happened to the Soviet aircraft carriers after the collapse of the Soviet Union
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By the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Navy there were nine aircraft carriers. Of all the ships in the ranks, only "Admiral Kuznetsov", which is the only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. The rest of the court was cut into the metal or sold to other countries.

“General without honor”: how Maurice Janin betrayed Kolchak

"General without honor": how Maurice Janin betrayed Kolchak
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"General without honor", "white Judas" — these and similar nicknames got French General Maurice Janin, sent in December 1919 to support the troops of the invaders and defeated the army of General Kolchak. He is accused of betrayal denied, turning in their journals the attention to the fact that in fact he was appointed Commander of the Russian-allied forces, but was actually held hostage is not viable in practice, decisions and orders of Kolchak, which subsequently led to the tragedy.

Group “a”: the most famous operations of the legendary KGB spetsnaz

Group "a": the most famous operations of the legendary KGB spetsnaz
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KGB is one of the most secret structures of Soviet Union. Obviously, still not all the secrets of the KGB revealed. This creates a huge scope for all sorts of speculations and fantasies. KGB attributed to cooperation with mages, experiments on humans and contact with aliens. Gradually, however, in the history of the KGB there are fewer white spots, and the public know the real secrets the main secret services of the USSR.

As deserters of the Wehrmacht fought for the Soviet partisans

As deserters of the Wehrmacht fought for the Soviet partisans
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Not all Wehrmacht soldiers wanted to fight and die for the extravagant plans of Hitler and the top Nazi party. Some of them voluntarily surrendered, and someone who deserted and joined partisan forces and fought against their former colleagues. The transfer of Germans to the Soviet people's Avengers were not widespread, but in the archives there are some stories about these people.