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Poland–East Prussia Campaign (July 1944–April 1945)
On 22 June 1944, the third anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Red Army launched Operation BAGRATION, a massive offensive to drive German forces from western Belorussia. By mid-1944, the German army was only a shell of what it had been in 1941, whereas the Soviets had superior numbers of artillery pieces, tanks, trucks, and aircraft…
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Ship Development II
Northern and western Europe The archaeological evidence indicates that from at least as early as the second millennium BC seagoing ships were making their way between the coasts of northern and western Europe, carrying people and goods over long distances. We have already noticed the importance of skin or hide…
Ship Development I
Mediterranean and Indian Ocean regions Strong metal tools, initially made of bronze, were obviously a major element in the development of shipping technology. They were available in central Europe by the early fourth millennium bc and were introduced into the Mediterranean and Near East probably a little later. By the…
EUROPE DURING 1848
Rebellions broke out across Europe during 1848, inspired by the success of the French in abolishing their monarchy in February. The Habsburgs faced rebellions in Hungary and in the Italian cities of Milan and Venice, which were supported by Piedmont. Although the revolutions in Italy, Germany and Hungary were all…
TSARIST INTERVENTION INÂ HUNGARY
Equestrian portrait of Nicholas I by Alexander Petrovich Schwabe In July 1848 the Hungarians, led by Lajos Kossuth, fought for liberation from Austria. However, upon the Austrians’ request in 1849, Tsar Nicholas I sent Russian troops to crush the rebellion. Nevertheless, Kossuth’s initiative paved the way for the compromise in…
Noah’s Ark
Artist Elfred Lee’s Painting of Noah’s Ark on Mt. Ararat – Image Copyright Elfred Lee The ark was the vehicle God used to deliver Noah, his family and the animals from the flood (God’s judgement). Most people are familiar with popular artistic depictions of Noah’s Ark. The ark often resembles…
Featured Website: Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918
Feldmarschall Joseph Graf Radetzky de Radetz By Glenn Jewison & Jörg C. Steiner The aim of this site is to document the organisational history of the land forces of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy from just prior to the outbreak of the Great War until the collapse of the monarchy in 1918.…