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♤ Modern Military History ♤

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐏𝐢𝐱 @combatpix1]

A captured Chinese tank crewman being guarded by a Vietnamese soldier during the Sino-Vietnamese War, which began #OnThisDay in 1979. In less than a month, the Chinese military suffered 45% of the deaths of American forces in #Vietnam in over 10 years.

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐏𝐢𝐱 @combatpix1]

1. It wasn't a "revolution" it was a coup and an armed seizure of power by the Bolsheviks following the February Revolution 2. Millions of people died in the years following the Bolshevik coup due to the civil war, the Red Terror, and widespread famines. 3. You're stupid af

[Fiona Lali @fiona_lali]

108 years ago today, the Russian revolution changed the world!

Lenin and the Bolsheviks achieved the IMPOSSIBLE and the ruling class have never forgiven them.

YOU SHOULD BE A COMMUNIST.

[Russian Army @RussianSpoof]

What is your message to the Russian army ?

[Russian Army @RussianSpoof]

It’s time to make your stance clear

Do you support Russia ?

YES or NO

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A CIA agent hand sketch from memory of the first AK-47 sighting, April 1953. #History

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐏𝐢𝐱 @combatpix1]

@visegrad24 https://t.co/ZkxbcOFaDa

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Croatian soldier Marijan Horvat from the 2nd Guards Brigade "Gromovi" (Thunders) is being greeted by Ira who spotted him on a convoy after returning from Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence. The couple are still happily married.

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@visegrad24

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@visegrad24 That's exactly my post from two days ago. You never give any credit.

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐏𝐢𝐱 @combatpix1]

Photograph by Lea Krivosic.

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐏𝐢𝐱 @combatpix1]

Croatian soldier Marijan Horvat from the 2nd Guards Brigade "Gromovi" (Thunders) is being greeted by Ira who spotted him on a convoy after returning from Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence. The couple are still happily married.

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐏𝐢𝐱 @combatpix1]

@battleforeurope

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A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-111 Sundowners drops 227 kg Mk 82 bombs over Vietnam during 1971.

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@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump

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@TulsiGabbard

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The ruins of the church at Oradour-sur-Glane after more than 400 women and children were massacred inside 81 years ago today. #OTD in 1944, members of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich entered the village and killed 642 men, women and children.

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American Airborne advisor Sgt. Ronald MacCauley with #ARVN soldiers near An Loc, #SouthVietnam, during the Easter Offensive, 1972. 53 years ago today, with the vast majority of U.S. troops withdrawn, the NVA launched a massive conventional invasion of South Vietnam.

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A damaged Russian BMD-2 of the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade with dead VDV troops of the unit in the aftermath of the fierce battle on March 4, 2022 in #Hostomel on the outskirts of Kyiv. The Battle of Hostomel was a turning point in the early stages of the Russian invasion.

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"CROSS THE RHINE WITH DRY FEET COURTESY OF 9TH ARM'D DIV". 80 years ago today, on 7 March 1945, troops of the U.S. Army's 9th Armored Division captured the Ludendorff Bridge at #Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine into Germany. #WW2

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@SecDef @VP

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The original American flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi, #IwoJima on February 23, 1945, displayed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. 80 years ago today, AP photographer Joe Rosenthal captured his iconic photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima.

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@kristinawong Can't provide a source+ being salty = massive L for Kristina Dong