Past and Present of Warfare
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In 1990s, following the fall of the Iron Curtain, Western audiences were introduced to work of Vladimir Rezun, a.k.a. Viktor Suvorov. He claimed that Stalin had planned for an offensive war in 1941., only to be pre-empted by Hitler's Operation Barbarossa. Ideologically, this makes sense. Communism was just as aggressive ideology as Nazism, and Soviet … Continue reading Did the Soviet Union Plan to Invade in 1941
Everybody knows about the "German" attack on Poland and how it started the Second World War. Some even know about the German – Soviet pact of 1939. which divided the Poland into two interest areas before the invasion had even begun. This pact is regarded as a moment of opportunism, a temporary alignment of interests … Continue reading German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests
Introduction Throughout history, Poland shared the fate of many Central European nations in being a playground of various great powers. While Poland had, through Middle Ages and especially in 16th to 18th centuries, achieved status of a great or at least regional power, it always had to fight to preserve its independence. Poland eventually disappeared … Continue reading Attack on Poland – German and Soviet Rearmament
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