Tag: history
Shortly about “Night of Long Knives”
“Night of the Long Knives” (German: Nacht der langen Messer) is a large-scale bloody massacre of Adolf Hitler and his entourage over objectionable party leaders ... Read More
Wehrmacht soldiers could be shot for having sex with these women
Racial purity in the Third Reich The problem of racial purity in the Third Reich was given priority. The Nazi ideological machine sought total control ... Read More
Abandoned Japanese 8-ton artillery tractor Type 92 Ni-Ku
This article will discuss the Type 92 8t Prime Mover "Ni-Ku" Japanese artillery tractor abandoned after World War II. Very little information was collected on ... Read More
After 79 years, a motor ship “Armenia” was found at the bottom of the Black Sea
The Soviet ship Armenia was sunk by two torpedoes launched by a German bomber near the Crimea in 1941. It was only just found in 2020. ... Read More
Minesweeper War Badge
Minesweeper War Badge History The Minesweeper War Badge or Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge (German: Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände) was a World ... Read More
We dig out the crash site of the Pe-2 bomber (part2)
As is already known from the first part of this story, the engine we found belonged to the Soviet Pe-2 bomber. Soviet bomber Pe-2 (Petlyakov-2) ... Read More
Found 76 mm regimental gun M1927 from the swamp Kyrgesoo
The search for this 76 mm regimental gun M1927 lasted for three years. The head of the "Otsing" search club, Igor Sedunov, says that searchers ... Read More
125-mm Soviet AMPULOMET
125-mm Soviet ampulomet was the only model of an ampulomet mass-produced in the USSR. It was widely used with varying success by the Red Army ... Read More
World War II Victory Medal
World War II Victory Medal - was established by the Congress Act on July 6, 1945. Its the design was approved by the Minister of ... Read More
Japanese amphibious truck Su-ki on Ponape Island in Micronesia
Japanese amphibious truck Su-ki (スキ型4輪駆動水陸両用車) - four-wheel drive amphibious landing truck. During operations in the Solomon Islands and the Gilbert Islands, as well as their ... Read More
Commemorative Medal of the War of 1939-1945 (France)
Award history Commemorative medal of the war of 1939-1945 (Fr. Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939-1945) - the state, commemorative award of France established on ... Read More
T-34 “Sniper” was found bottom of the swamp
This T-34 tank was found in a swamp at great depth in excellent condition. The history of this tank is not unusual. There were many ... Read More
A tank LT vz. 38 Prague and a cowshed. How did found him there?
In one of the cowsheds there was found a broken tank LT vz. 38 Prague, Germans did not manage to repair this tank. To prevent ... Read More
Movable fortress
Attempts to find new ways of personal protection for soldiers accompanied humanity for many centuries. Thus, in the XVII century, the famous French Marshal Vauban ... Read More
BK-31 armored boat raised from the bottom of the Volga river
BK-31 - an armored boat of the Volga military flotilla, which took part in the Battle of Stalingrad. From July 24 to December 17, 1942, ... Read More