Stalingrad

The U.S. Army still is studying a concept for a gigantic new cannon that could fire shells as far as 1,000 miles. The new Strategic Long-Range Cannon could give the ground-combat branch roughly the same kind of fast deep-strike capability that the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy possess with…

Damian Counsell came up with this one, citing Neil Kinnock, Kevin Keegan and Howard Dean. 1. Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Even had Napoleon won, it would have made no difference to the eventual outcome, said Allan Holloway.  2. Pickett’s Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. The Confederates had already lost, according…

February 21, 2020 by Polar_Bear Hitler: We must take Stalingrad at any cost.Stalin: We must defend Stalingrad at any cost. The result was one of the pivotal battles in WWII. The Germans were halted, but at a terrible cost. Millions died. But it showed that the German war machine could…

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Prices for all three games are at their historic low according to ITAD.Sturmovik has VR support RPG Maker MV: https://store.steampowered.com/app/363890/RPG_Maker_MV/ Galaxy of Pen and Paper +1: https://store.steampowered.com/app/349790/Galaxy_of_Pen__Pap... From the website: IL-2 Sturmovik: IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the…

Kicking off in late October 1944, the Soviet offensive to liberate the Hungarian capital turned into a brutal slog in the streets of the city between the Red Army, fanatical local fascists and crack German troops, serving as a final ‘dress rehearsal’ for the April 1945 operation to take Berlin.The…

Key point: Berlin made many bad assumptions and therefore had the wrong strategy. Hubris and bad planning would doom the Germans as they tried to seize the vast territories of Russia. Even by the standards of World War II, the Eastern Front stands out as a cauldron of horror.  Over four…

By The Associated PressWed., Feb. 12, 2020timer1 min. readBERLIN - Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81.His agent confirmed Wednesday that Vilsmaier “died peacefully at his home” in Bavaria…

BERLIN (AP) — Joseph Vilsmaier , a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed Wednesday that Vilsmaier “died peacefully at his home” in B…

German filmmaker Joseph Vilsmaier has died at the age of 81February 12, 2020, 1:16 PM2 min readBERLIN -- Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed Wednesday…