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2006 - Israeli-Lebanese conflict
day by day overview of the fighting between Israel and Lebanon (Hezbollah movement).
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2008 - Operation Cast Lead - Israeli offensive against the terrorist movement Hamas
Day after day monitoring of the new Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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2012 - Operation Pillar of Defense
Information on the ongoing counter-terrorism operation by the Israeli Defense Forces
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2013 - Operation Serval
A French military operation in Mali, Africa, to help the Malian Armed Forces and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) troops halt the north's radical Islamists, who control the north of the country, and then defeat them, fearing that the country could become another terrorist base. The task of the French troops is also to ensure the protection of 5,000 French nationals. The name of the operation is derived from the serval, an African feline.
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A brief biography of Lieutenant Colonel Bohumil Doubek
... or the StB chief investigator who spoke.
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Announcement of the competition PERSONALITY II
We are announcing a competition connected with the history of the Danube monarchy called PERSONALITY II
The expected goal of the competition is to expand the finished biographies - articles or contributions to the forum - of persons with a close relationship to the Danube monarchy. -
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint Exupéry
French writer and partly also a philosopher, a pilot (later a war pilot). Author of popular fairy-tale prose and humanistic and morally allegorical stories, which are permeated with philosophical considerations seeking the moral and spiritual meaning of human life in the superpersonal goal of a man who transcends himself.
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Archduke William Francis Charles of Austria
When fighting broke out in Italy in 1848, he went there and made himself available to Field Marshal Radecký. He underwent several operations and proved to be a brave and prudent soldier.
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Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was the last of the most significant combat operations of World War II in Europe. The fighting continued for several days after the fall of the city, but it was only a question of how many German soldiers could fight their way into captivity by the Western Allies and how many would fall into Soviet hands. The fall of Berlin meant a symbolic blow to the interior of the Nazi regime. After all, the German leader committed suicide during the battle. The hoisting of the Soviet flag over the Reichstag building symbolized not only the fall of the capital of the Great German Empire, but also the expansion of Soviet influence into Central Europe.
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Battle of Chafji
The first ground encounter of the Gulf War, or how Saddam Hussein tragically recalculated.
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Big red one
History of the US 1st Infantry Division from its inception during World War I in France to its deployment in Europe in Operation Atlantic Determination
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Brigade and brigade combat team in the United States Army
History of the brigade level in the US military, from the Washington Brigades to the current brigade combat commands, which form the basic combat element of the current ground forces.
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Brigadier General Vladimir Prikryl
Biography of a member of the Czechoslovak legions in Russia and the commander of the 2nd Parachute Brigade. A man who, like many others, was imprisoned after 1948 instead of being rewarded for his work in the Czechoslovak foreign resistance.
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Carl von Ossietzky
Intellectual, pacifist, leftist journalist of Jewish descent.
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Cavalry General Jan Count of Klenová, free lord of Janovice
Biography of one of the best Austrian corps commanders of the Napoleonic era.
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Cavalry General Ludwig Georg Thedel von Wallmoden-Gimborn
A brief biography of an officer in the five armies
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D Day - 6.6.1944
The landing in Normandy, known as Operation NEPTUNE, represents the initial phase of Operation OVERLORD, which aimed to liberate northwestern France, which was to create the preconditions for the subsequent conquest of Germany. On June 6, 1944, the Allies carried out the largest military invasion from the sea in human history, thus fundamentally contributing to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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Divisional General Bedrich Reicin
The man who led the purges in the postwar army eventually became one of the victims of the Stalinist regime.
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Exhibition of the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia 1914–1920
Invitation to the exhibition and competition for free tickets
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Exhibition of the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia 1914–1920
Announcement of the results of the competition for free tickets to the exhibition.
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Feldzeugmeister Ludwig August Ritter Benedek von Felsö-Eör
Field Armourer Ludwig August Knight Benedek von Felsö-Eör.
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Field Marshal Friedrich Georg Heinrich Count Wied-Runkel
Biography of the Austrian field marshal, who received a small cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa at the first award.
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Fighter Squadron 2 / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2)
Origin, development, deployment of Fighter Squadron 2 (JG 2) during Second World War.
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Fighter Squadron 2 Richthofen
A brief history of one of the first fighter units of Nazi Germany.
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Friedrich Karl Reichsgraf von Schönborn
Biography of the Reich Vice-Chancellor, Prince Bishop, diplomat, early Enlightenment reformer, builder and patron from a well-known count family.
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General Beck-Rzikowsky - Army Restorer
A brief biography of the restorer of the Austro-Hungarian army and its long-time chief of staff.
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General Marcel Bigeard – hero or villain?
Corps General Marcel Bigeard was one of the most popular and controversial French soldiers. He was celebrated as a hero by Dien Bien Phu, but at the same time he was suspected of being involved in the torture of prisoners.
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Guards Armored Division
The British Army deployed three armored divisions in northwestern Europe. There were several major differences between these formations. While the beginnings of the 7th Armored Division date back to the interwar period and the unit underwent a number of combat deployments, the 11th Armored Division and the Guards Armored Division were not established until 1941 and trained in Britain for three years to experience their baptism in combat in Normandy.
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Guards Armored Division
History of the division during World War II.
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Gunther Burstyn - inventor of the first tank
A brief CV
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Hasso von Manteuffel
Biography of a German tank commander.
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Infanterieregiment Nr. 1
History of the regiment and its predecessors.
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John Churchill
He encountered a German patrol at Epinette. He gave the signal to attack the German soldiers in a very unusual way - he fired an arrow from his bow, which knocked down a German trainee. After the evacuation from Dunkirk, he volunteered for Commandos. Like everyone else, he had no idea what exactly it was, but he was attracted by the vision of danger and adventure.
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Josef Kaizl - biography
Biography of an important Czech politician and economist from the period of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
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JUDr. Milada Horáková
A brief biography
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Kaiserlich-königliche Gendarmerie
An overview of the history of the gendarmerie of the Austrian emperors.
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Karel Count Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín
Biography of the president of the provincial governor and the highest burgrave, Count Chotek, who greatly contributed to the development of Prague and the whole kingdom.
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King of East Francia Henry the Fowler
A brief biography of King Henry I Fowler, King of East Franconia, who consolidated the Kingdom of East Franconia and laid the foundations for the creation of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Mad Jack - Lieutenant Colonel John Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar
Biography of the legendary commander of the Commandos, who took part in the fighting in Europe and led his men to attack with a sword in hand. He was wounded many times during these actions and eventually fell into German captivity.
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Major General John Charles Frémont
The Pathfinder.
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Marshal of the Soviet union Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria
Beria was one of the worst phenomena produced by the Stalinist Bolshevik system. It has played a significant role in the unfortunate fate of millions of Soviet and foreign citizens. He was not, unlike some of his predecessors or colleagues, a " mentally limited butcher " and had a certain outlook, but this does not diminish the seriousness of his negative deeds.
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Military work units in Czechoslovakia
History - the origin, development and structure of military work units in Czechoslovakia - not only on forced laber soldiers (PTP).
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Nicholas of Salm
A brief biography of the commander of the defense of Vienna during the first Turkish siege in 1529.
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Operation Blockbuster - a duel not only for the Hochwald Forest
Bloody clash of Canadian and British infantry and armor with German airborne and tank units on the northern part of the left bank of the Rhine.
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Operation Corkscrew
An article on the conquest of the strategically located island of Pantelleria and the adjacent islands of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione in 1943, as well as on the (in)effectiveness and importance of aerial bombardment.
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Operation Varsity
A brief description of the historically largest airborne operation carried out in one day in one place
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Pakistan's path to nuclear weapons I.
A state of emergency has recently been declared in Pakistan. Once again, the world is addressing the issue of what will happen to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. Where did the path of its origin lead?
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Police school for the fight against gangs II
The reason for the establishment of this school was the expansion of the guerrilla movement in Moravia and the lack of qualified forces to fight it among members of the riot police.
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Polizeipräsident Karl Friedrich Zörgiebel
Biography of a Berlin police president who did not intend to give in to either the Communists or the Nazis.
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Prince Eugene's war
Brief description of the 6th Austro-Turkish War 1716-1718.
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Saint Wenceslas
A brief biography of the Czech prince and the main guardian of the Czech state.
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Sergei Arsenevich Goglidze
A brief biography of the 2nd level Commissioner of State Security, Colonel General Sergei Arsentevich Goglidze.
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Shakir Yusef al-Absi - leader of Fatah al-Islam
Biography of the leader of the terrorist organization Fatah al-Islam, which fought with the Lebanese army in the summer of 2007 for the Nahr al-Barid camp.
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Tank Instruction Division
History and combat deployment of the German elite tank division
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The attack in Pulwama and the ensuing Indo-Pakistani conflict
Current events between India and Pakistan
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The current crisis in Lebanon
fight with Fatah al-Islam
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The first Turkish siege of Vienna
Article on the 485th anniversary of the first siege of Vienna by the Turks in 1529.
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USS Nimitz - half a century on the guard of freedom
History of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) from the foundation of the keel to the present
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Vévodkyně Markéta Parmská
Biography of the governor of the 16th century Netherlands.
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Walther von Hünersdorff
Biography of the commander of the German 6th Panzer Division at the time of the Battle of Sokolovo.
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Why did the Soviets have three third-generation tanks?
Why did the Soviet Union develop and introduce three similar main battle tanks?
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With a white panther in the emblem
Moscow Praetorian Guard or the History of the Independent Division of Operational Purpose (ODON)