Tag: berlin
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History, on this day: 83 years ago, operation Uranus
when the European fascist armies lost WW2 [republication of my article from November 19, 2022] The battle for Stalingrad is the climax of WW2. After a failure in front of Moscow in January, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) targets southern Russia in June. The planned goals are the oil fields in the Caucasus. On the…
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[Sharing] A Nobel for the Donald? – David Stockman, Antiwar.com
Donald Trump doesn’t really deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. Not after his unprovoked bombing of a country (Iran) that is no military threat whatsoever to the American Homeland. Not after continuing to green-light and arm Israel’s genocidal madness on Gaza and elsewhere. And not, most especially, after fronting for an even bigger defense budget than…
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Images du jour : die deutsche Frage
les boches, en quelques mots Juste après la victoire de son camp aux élections fédérales du 23 février 2025, Johann Wadephul fut piégé par deux humoristes russes qui se faisaient passer au téléphone pour des membres de l’équipe du président ukrainien Voldodymyr Zelenskyy. Celui qui est aujourd’hui le ministre allemand des affaires étrangères leur déclara…
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Daily pictures: Victory Day
Under command of Nazi Germany, the European fascist armies attacked Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. After initial successes of the invaders, the Red Army turned the tide in Stalingrad, where the German 6. Armee was wiped out on January 31, 1943. The last fascist offensive, in July, triggered around Kursk the largest tank battle…
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[Sharing] 7 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
With only seven days remaining until victory, the act of surrender of German forces in Italy came into effect, the Berlin garrison fell to Soviet troops, and top Nazi Martin Bormann chose suicide [end] Related May 1, 2025: 8 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 30, 2025: 9 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 29,…
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[Sharing] 8 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
With only eight days remaining until the Red Army’s victory, the Reichstag garrison had surrendered by the end of May 1, while the Wehrmacht’s Chief of Staff Hans Krebs and Reich Chancellor Joseph Goebbels had taken their own lives [end] Related April 30, 2025: 9 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik April 29, 2025: 10 Days…
