Tag: tanks
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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] 11 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their advancing, consolidating efforts. Eighty years ago on this day, Russian tanks were fighting in the streets as intense conflicts raged in the heart of Berlin. Benito Mussolini, the fascist leader, was apprehended and put to death by Italian partisans in the meantime [end] Related April…
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Flash: a touch of art in this brutish world
The lady is war correspondent Ulyana Strizh, the tank is US. Music in Panzer, Marsch the saga of NATO Panzerkampfwagen in Donbass and Ukraine Related The Atlanticist defeat in Donbass and Ukraine chronicle of a new catastrophic NATO venture December 12, 2023: The Atlanticist counter-offensive the last NATO attempt to avoid defeat in its proxy war…
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[Sharing] It’s Official: Ukraine Conflict is British ‘Proxy War’ – Kit Klarenberg
On March 29th, the New York Times published a landmark investigation exposing how the US was “woven” into Ukraine’s battle with Russia “far more intimately and broadly than previously understood,” with Washington almost invariably serving as “the backbone of Ukrainian military operations.” The outlet went so far as to acknowledge the conflict was a “proxy…
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[Sharing] 57 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
80 years ago today, the Red Army pressed forward toward Danzig and Gdynia, while fierce battles raged near Lake Balaton. The advance on Danzig was hindered by Nazi naval support, with the heavy cruiser Prince Eugen expending nearly all of its ammunition in defense of the city [end] Related March 12, 2025: 58 Days to…
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[Sharing] The insanity of repetition: Israel’s return to the Lebanese quagmire – Anis Raiss, The Cradle
Israel’s latest incursion into south Lebanon repeats the same tactical missteps of the past, plunging the occupation army into a familiar quagmire and raising the urgent question: How long can the cycle of failure continue before lessons are finally learned? Once again, history reverberates through the mountains and valleys of south Lebanon. On 2 October,…
Nicolas Cinquini 