By September 1941, the standard German infantry squad advancing into Ukraine carried nine carabiner 98K bolt-action rifles, each requiring the shooter to manually cycle a five round internal magazine between...
August 11th, 1943. Somewhere on the Ukrainian step, T34s of the First Guard’s tank army race across open ground at 30 kmh. Their tracks throwing plumes of dust visible from...
Police Career Destroyed After Arresting Federal Judge In Her Luxury Car — $35 Million Lawsuit . . The Unlawful Arrest of Judge Vivien Alustin Drake: A Case of Racial Profiling...
October 6th, 1941. A German PAC 36 anti-tank crew outside Men lines up a perfect broadside shot on a Soviet tank. They fire. The shell hits and skips off the...
On June 22nd, 1941, 3,300 German tanks crossed the Soviet frontier in three massive army groups, initiating Operation Barbar Roa. Within 6 months, the Red Army lost over 20,000 armored...
In early 1940, VG Grabin initiated design work on a 57mm anti-tank gun at artillery factory number 92, confronting a calculation that would define Soviet anti-armour doctrine for the next...
Between 1930 and 1941, Soviet military planners calculated they would need to arm millions of men in the event of a major European war, a figure derived from the Red...
On June 22nd, 1941, the Vermach launched Operation Barbar Roa with approximately 3,000 tanks and 7,000 artillery pieces across a 2,900 km front. Within weeks, the Red Army’s gun parks...
On August 15th, 1942, Soviet ZIS-3 batteries opened fire on advancing Panzer 4 formations near Stalenrad from concealed positions within factory ruins, engaging targets at 400 m through clouds of...
April 1943 over the Kuban Peninsula south of Crashadar, Amit Khan Sultan banks his Yak 9 hard left, cutting inside a BF109G that just overshot him. The German pilot pulls...