Breaking

Iron Mask – under this name remained in the history of the mysterious prisoner of Louis XIV. All that is known about this person, the number under which it was listed in the Bastille (64489001). Presumably, were born in the 40-ies of the XVII century. Were kept in different prisons. In 1698 the first was finally placed in the Bastille, where he died.

Among the intelligence agencies of the major powers of the planet, representatives of local security services is one of the leading places in the world. The most difficult but at the same time most fruitful of steel 1920 -1930 years, code intelligence Soviet Russia, only rose to his feet. Among the geniuses of the intelligence of the time can be noted Dmitry Bystroletova, who later became a true legend of the Soviet intelligence services.

According to the chief of the General staff of the land forces of Nazi Germany, Colonel-General Franz Halder, verhushka "Dora" even though he was a real work of art, but in terms of combat capability but this Hulk was a useless weapon. According to many experts, "Dora" – the most expensive mistake in the history of the development of artillery.

The tragedy in the Belorussian village of Khatyn, which occurred in 1943, is known to all. For a long time it was believed that the destruction of civilians at the hands of German executioners. As it turned out, for the crime responsible not only Germans.

The history of BM-13 – the famous "Katyusha" is very bright and at the same time, controversial page of the great Patriotic war. We decided to talk about some of the mysteries of this legendary weapon.