Fast, versatile, and deadly—the Douglas A-20 Havoc earned its name in battle. But while built in the U.S., it found its ...

THE SOVIET Union was a brutal regime fronted by dangerous, power-hungry madmen who ruled with a vice-like grip. Sound ...

On April 22 the Soviet government decreed compulsory military training for workers and peasants who did not employ hired labour. This was the beginning of the Red Army. Its founder was Leon ...

A natural fighter ace, Ivan Kozhedub’s tactics were characterized by precision, aggression, and calculated risk.

By Caroline Alexander The Soviet military often used unpowered balloons before World War II, and they made a resurgence in the Cold War. Now they’re being used in the Ukraine war, along with ...

The German military could expect no mercy after the horrific cruelty they had inflicted on Soviet soldiers and civilians. But the Red Army were equally ruthless in their treatment of German women ...

3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front." It bears a strong resemblance to the Soviet red flag. Moscow's T-80BV and BTR-82A ...

KYIV — City workers in Kyiv on Saturday dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander, the latest Soviet monument to be removed in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its full ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On November 19, 1942, the Soviet Red Army began a counteroffensive attack to move the Germans out of Stalingrad in a major turning point of World ...

The Red Army rarely shared any information on ... and early DShKs captured from the Afghan army and Soviet forces. The normal Soviet practice of coating the DShK ammunition with a thin layer ...

Two other factors contributing to their eventual success must also be mentioned. Simultaneously with the overhauling of the Red Army the Soviet Government began putting into effect a bold scheme to ...