Interesting Military Facts & Stories You Discovered
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PsihoKekec
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That was the Third battle of Osowiec fortress. Germans used chlorine gas that causes skin burns and destroys your lungs. Russian soldiers had no gas masks and used scarves and whatever piece of cloth they could to protect themselves - to no avail. Chlorine gas does not kill you fast, depending on dosage it will take you hours or days to die, unless you are completely smothered by, so when the ground assault started, most of the affected troops were still alive. As Friderick the Great said: ''It's easier to kill the Russians than it is to defeat them'', somehow Russian officers managed to get their dying men on their feet and launch bayonet charge.
Gas masks back then had shit visibility, expecting only the dead and dying, so when bloodied creatures shambled into their limited view like a nightmarish embodiment of every folk tale they knew, German troops were shaken and once the first man lost his nerve and ran a chain reaction started. Add to this Russian artillery fire, the attack turned into complete disaster.
One more Divine Wind, of the weather kind, just as the occupation of Japan begins.
Soviets during WW2 created their own partisants - People army.
Here is wiki:
It is,of course ,lie - there were maybe 5.000 commies,and they were bandits murdering civilians/including hiding jews/,not fighting germans.
But,in commie time they lied even more - according to polish commies,there were 100.000 partisants who fought all real battles - as a result,they take credit for all polish Home Army and nationalists victories.
And accused them of being german agents.
They even faked photos - simply replacing heads of real partisants with some commie bandits.
Here is wiki:
It is,of course ,lie - there were maybe 5.000 commies,and they were bandits murdering civilians/including hiding jews/,not fighting germans.
But,in commie time they lied even more - according to polish commies,there were 100.000 partisants who fought all real battles - as a result,they take credit for all polish Home Army and nationalists victories.
And accused them of being german agents.
They even faked photos - simply replacing heads of real partisants with some commie bandits.
Another interesting fact - polish police during WW2 was not polish at all.Germans ordered all pre-war policeman which they do not murdered to become lowest part of german police,or they would be murdered,too.
There were few volunteers,but not many,and entire jewish police in gettos was made from volunteers,too.
And they were counted as part of german police/worst,but still/ and did what german state ordered.
And they always must did what german police ordered,even if they formally have lower rank.
local german police commanders were also "polnishe polizai fuhler"
Of course,there were traitors who supported germans - but they did what germans ordered them to do,not polish authorities.
And,entire jewish Judischer Ordnungsdients did the same.
There were few volunteers,but not many,and entire jewish police in gettos was made from volunteers,too.
And they were counted as part of german police/worst,but still/ and did what german state ordered.
And they always must did what german police ordered,even if they formally have lower rank.
local german police commanders were also "polnishe polizai fuhler"
Of course,there were traitors who supported germans - but they did what germans ordered them to do,not polish authorities.
And,entire jewish Judischer Ordnungsdients did the same.
When a M-10 Tank Destroyer Destroyed a Destroyer instead of Tanks.
tanks-encyclopedia.com
Or perhaps more accurate an M-10 Tank Destroyer of the famous 77th Infantry Division sank a Japanese Number 101-class Landing Ship on the night of December 11-12 of 1944 in Ormoc Bay, Philippines. The tank kill of the Japanese ship took place when the Tank Destroyer in question helped defend their beach head from a Japanese attempt at an amphibious landing.
The No. 101 class ships were the thousand ton, eighty meter long Japanese equivalents of LST's or Landing Ship-Tanks and could carry vehicles or loads of upwards of two hundred tons.
The 77th ID Defend Ormoc Bay - Tank Encyclopedia
On the night of 11-12th Dec. 1944, two M10 Tank Destroyers sank a Japanese landing ship off the coast of Ormoc Bay, on the island of Leyte.
tanks-encyclopedia.com
Or perhaps more accurate an M-10 Tank Destroyer of the famous 77th Infantry Division sank a Japanese Number 101-class Landing Ship on the night of December 11-12 of 1944 in Ormoc Bay, Philippines. The tank kill of the Japanese ship took place when the Tank Destroyer in question helped defend their beach head from a Japanese attempt at an amphibious landing.
The No. 101 class ships were the thousand ton, eighty meter long Japanese equivalents of LST's or Landing Ship-Tanks and could carry vehicles or loads of upwards of two hundred tons.
Aldarion
Neoreactionary Monarchist
And then there you have the time during the Homeland War when Croatian T-55 MBT drove off a missile gunship near Dubrovnik (Plato):When a M-10 Tank Destroyer Destroyed a Destroyer instead of Tanks.
The 77th ID Defend Ormoc Bay - Tank Encyclopedia
On the night of 11-12th Dec. 1944, two M10 Tank Destroyers sank a Japanese landing ship off the coast of Ormoc Bay, on the island of Leyte.
Or perhaps more accurate an M-10 Tank Destroyer of the famous 77th Infantry Division sank a Japanese Number 101-class Landing Ship on the night of December 11-12 of 1944 in Ormoc Bay, Philippines. The tank kill of the Japanese ship took place when the Tank Destroyer in question helped defend their beach head from a Japanese attempt at an amphibious landing.
The No. 101 class ships were the thousand ton, eighty meter long Japanese equivalents of LST's or Landing Ship-Tanks and could carry vehicles or loads of upwards of two hundred tons.
Polish patriot,colonel Ryszard Kukliński ,gave USA info about soviet plans for WW3 - and thanks to that Reagan could prevent it,becouse he showed Gorbaczow inReykjawik where soviet missiles and HQ bunkers are,and that he would hit them with nukes if soviet start war.
Only thanks to that we avoided WW3.
Only thanks to that we avoided WW3.
Nope,soviets have choice - reforms or WW3.If Kukliński would not delivered soviet plans to USA,and Reagan do not show soviets that they knew their plans, soviets would go for WW3.
Yes,they could attack and die with americans,or reform.Sralin would attack becouse he belived,but those after him...they could other send to death,but not die themselves.
i accidentally discovered,that Henryk IV,before he become King,joinde Teutonic Knights and tried to capture capitol of Lithuania,Wilno - which was saved thankd to polish crew fighting there.
and funny story from 1939 - german general William Moser meet father of Alexander Trzaska-Chrzanowski,and they talk becouse they knew each other.
German belived that they could win this time thanks to soviet allies,and Chrzanowski senior explained that they are doomed to fall again.
and funny story from 1939 - german general William Moser meet father of Alexander Trzaska-Chrzanowski,and they talk becouse they knew each other.
German belived that they could win this time thanks to soviet allies,and Chrzanowski senior explained that they are doomed to fall again.
Aldarion
Neoreactionary Monarchist
Isn't Capitol American version of European high-level insane asylum? No idea where the name comes from though.
Anyway, turns out, Josip Broz Tito was one of more important Yugoslav allies of Italian Fascists:
Tito’s Collaboration With Italians
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stephen the barbarian
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Trek of the US 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps,