Monday, April 20, 2026

Operation “Buffalo”: why the Germans withdrew from Rzhev in the spring of 1943

Operation "Buffalo": why the Germans withdrew from Rzhev in the spring of 1943
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March 3, 1943, after a long fruitless fighting, the Soviet troops finally entered the town of Rzhev. But before them was a deserted city. Numerous German group of armies "the Center" unexpectedly left their positions.

The court arrested the two accused in the arson Nikulinskiy court

The court arrested the two accused in the arson Nikulinskiy court
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Ruslan Ibragimov and Rafis Galimov next two months will be spent in jail

Talks between Wolff and DULLES: did the allies betray the Soviet Union

Talks between Wolff and DULLES: did the allies betray the Soviet Union
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The hero of the novel Juliana Semenova "Seventeen moments of spring" scout Stirlitz has managed to prevent a separate peace between Nazi Germany and the allies. And it's not the author's fiction. The head of the office of strategic services DULLES had actually met with SS-obergruppenführer Wolff. The USSR prior to those talks, was not allowed.

As was done with “malicious deserters” during the great Patriotic war

As was done with "malicious deserters" during the great Patriotic war
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In the summer of 1941 the red Army strove by all means to stop the rollback of troops to Moscow. After 2 months after Hitler's attack was an order No. 270, also known as "the order about malicious deserters" is one of the most violent and controversial from the legal point of view documents of the great Patriotic war.

How many shots can be done from a Kalashnikov at a time

How many shots can be done from a Kalashnikov at a time
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The Kalashnikov is known worldwide as the standard of quality and reliability. But, like all weapons, the good old Kalash requires the application to follow certain rules. The mistakes made during the operation, can cost the soldier's life.