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3 days ago · The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), and also known as the Angolan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican War of Independence, was a 13-year-long conflict fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in ...
2 days ago · The Eastern Front [j] was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe ( Baltics ), and Southeast Europe ( Balkans ), and lasted from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths ...
1 day ago · Napoleon. Austrian corps. The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the ...
5 days ago · M1 Abrams. The M1 Abrams ( / ˈeɪbrəmz /) [10] is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons ).
3 days ago · On 13 July 2022, the United Nations ’ human rights experts condemned Russia’s continued and heightened crackdown on civil society groups, human rights defenders and media outlets. Most independent Russian media outlets were closed down to avoid prosecution, or had been blocked along with dozens of foreign media.
3 days ago · Kiev, 23 June 1941. A victim of starvation in besieged Leningrad suffering from muscle atrophy in 1941. Great Patriotic war losses of the Soviet Union were about 27,000,000, both civilian and military from all war-related causes, [1] although exact figures are disputed. A figure of 20 million was considered official during the Soviet era.
2 days ago · The war in Ukraine has further exacerbated Russia's demographic crisis. In June 2023, the Wagner Group, a private military contractor fighting for Russia in Ukraine, declared an open rebellion against the Russian Ministry of Defense, capturing Rostov-on-Don, before beginning a march on Moscow. However, after negotiations between Wagner and the ...
