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Does it come from Tito after Yugoslav-Soviet split? I very much doubt that Stalin would have said something like that. It is just stupid...

Stalin did exactly that. There is no indication that Stalin ever wanted 'to exact revenge' or somehow encouraged such behaviors or gave...

Not uncommon in most armies. The combat soldier have their problems, but are less interested in rape and looting. The service...

Very difficult since the fury that was unleashed on the German populace was a direct result of the German army and government's...

Dedovshchina was a later feature in the late Soviet era, which became prevalent after change in conscription practices. The fundamental...

If I recall correctly, most witnesses agree that actual front line troops were the most behaved. The trouble really started when the...

Dump Serbia and align with Bulgaria.

I always thought it was a missed opportunity to not do at least another Lloyd Hopkins movie with James Woods. Cop, the adaptation of...

Oh absolutely. France's defeat in 1940, in a nutshell, was a failure of national will. The collaboration stains the Vichy government...

Ray Kroc dies in a car wreck on his way to rendezvous with the McDonald brothers for the first time.

Of all the fascist regimes (comparing the phalanx or franc to Italian fascism in my opinion is nonsense) The Italian has the best chance...

THE IRON EAGLE DAYS OF STRIFE OSTKRIEG There were many paintings in the halls of that gallery, sculptures, even...

THE IRON EAGLE DAYS OF STRIFE VIERFÜHRERTAG He thought this was going to be his end at last, it was a relief, he no longer...

THE IRON EAGLE DAYS OF STRIFE AUGEN IHRES VATERS The day was February 7th, or rather it was Wessel 7th in the new calendar...

THE IRON EAGLE DAYS OF STRIFE AM YISRAEL CHAI There was a crowd as far as the eye could see in the port of Eilat that...