Friday, November 1, 2024

Tanks Chernyakhovsky against the “people’s Grenadier”: what ended the first assault of East Prussia

Tanks Chernyakhovsky against the "people's Grenadier": what ended the first assault of East Prussia
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About the East-Prussian operation in 1945, particularly about the assault of Koenigsberg, was written much. And that's about it, that in the autumn of 1944, the troops under the command of Chernyakhovsky's already tried to defeat the group of the Wehrmacht in East Prussia — I write very rarely.

How many Chechens defended the Brest fortress in 1941

How many Chechens defended the Brest fortress in 1941
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The heroic defense of the Brest fortress by Soviet troops in the first months of the great Patriotic never reported from the point of view of the national composition of its garrison. However, recently, it was reported about a large number of Chechens among the defenders.

Captain Pavlenko: the deserter, who created the largest organized crime groups during the war

Captain Pavlenko: the deserter, who created the largest organized crime groups during the war
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This Lieutenant (that was the real military rank Nikolay Pavlenko, the rest up to the Colonel, he gave himself) for almost 10 years, since 1942, established and led a fictitious organization. The accident only helped to reveal the true extent of his scams during the great Patriotic war and in the postwar period.

What happened to the children of Leon Trotsky

What happened to the children of Leon Trotsky
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Leon Trotsky never found a calm refuge after the expulsion from the Soviet Union.

Some residents of the Pskov region, Stalin deported to Siberia in 1950

Some residents of the Pskov region, Stalin deported to Siberia in 1950
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After the great Patriotic war by the Soviet government's policy of deportation of the population continued. This time the baton Chechens, Ingush and Crimean Tatars were picked by the residents of the Pskov region. What they did not please the authorities?