German Field Marshal August von Mackensen, known as "The Last Hussar," photographed around 1915 at the age of 66. A distinguished and effective commander during the First World War, he rose to become one of the German Empire’s most respected and capable military leaders. He lived a long life, passing away on November 8, 1945, at the age of 95.
“Meloni come Kirk”.
L’hanno scritto come minaccia. Ma chi vive di odio e intimidazioni non sarà mai come Charlie Kirk, perché non conosce il valore del dialogo, del confronto e della democrazia.
Essere accostata a lui è motivo di orgoglio: Kirk ha fatto della sua vita una battaglia per la libertà di pensiero.
Chi scrive minacce sui muri resterà sempre prigioniero della violenza. Noi continueremo a camminare liberi, forti delle nostre idee.
#FunFact: Senior Lieutenant Kurt Welter of Germany is regarded by many as the highest scoring “jet” ace in history. Kurt is credited with 63 confirmed aerial victories, 20 of which were scored while flying a Messerschmitt Me-262, the world’s first operational jet fighter.
This utter nonsense. The 37 Deep Staters fired by Gabbard are the very people shielding and working w/ Brennan many hand picked by him. More than enough evidence to charge Brennan with seditious conspiracy to commit treason in the ongoing conspiracy that included the raid on Mar-a-Lago..
🚨 NETHERLANDS IN CHAOS: Anti-Immigration Protests EXPLODE 🇳🇱🔥
The Dutch have had enough.
Police cars have been TORCHED, water cannons deployed, and mass unrest is spreading as citizens rise up against the endless wave of young illegal migrant men flooding their towns.
🔴 Police retreat under pressure
🔴 Streets on fire as clashes intensify
🔴 Anger boiling over after years of ignored warnings
📢 WHAT THIS MEANS:
⚠️ The immigration crisis is no longer just political — it’s becoming a security crisis
⚠️ Governments are losing control of the streets
⚠️ Ordinary citizens are prepared to fight back
🔥 Europe is at a breaking point. How long before this spreads across the continent?
🚨 The Dutch are DONE being ignored. 🚨
The Convair XB-46 was a very early attempt to build an advanced jet bomber, first flying in April 1947.
Despite its 'futuristic' appearance, the single prototype's performance wasn't quite so special. It was soon replaced by the more advanced Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
A 1943 newsreel shows the Consolidated Catalina doing what it did best: hunting U-boats. The PBY, which was armed with bombs and depth charges, had a range of nearly 2,500 miles. It could stay aloft for 20 hours straight.
On the 81st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, I'm posting this image of a British Army motorcycle despatch rider, being carried into battle on a Airspeed Horsa glider. The motorbike is a Matchless G3L, I believe.
La Guardia di Finanza, in collaborazione con il personale dell’Agenzia Dogane e Monopoli, nel corso di controlli nel porto di Gioia Tauro (RC) ha sequestrato 288 kg di cocaina purissima. La droga, nascosta all’interno di due container, se immessa nel mercato avrebbe fruttato profitti illeciti per oltre 46 milioni di euro.
Men from the US 1st Marine Division fire at Japanese targets in the distance, Peleliu, September 1944. Notice the spent cartridges flying mid-air from the Thompson M1928A1.
Peleliu Island, part of the Palau Archipelago, is mostly dead coral which made digging foxholes virtually impossible. Grinded to a fine white powder by weathering and battle, the coral got everywhere, further drying already parched mouths and causing the weapons to malfunction. With temperatures above 100F (38ºC), water in short supply (much of it tainted due to having been carried in poorly washed fuel drums), and a well dug enemy, the Marines found hell on Earth at Peleliu.
The battle dragged on for 2 months. Between October 15 and 20, the US Army’s 81st Infantry Division replaced the exhausted, half-bled 1st Marine Division. The island was finally declared secured on November 27, 1944, but the last Japanese soldiers only surrendered on April 27, 1947, when Lieutenant Tadamichi Yamaguchi led 26 survivors out of hiding and handed over his samurai sword. It is often stated that this was the last ‘formal’ capitulation of World War II.
The cost in human lives at Peleliu alone was staggering. The US suffered a total of 8,895 casualties (1641 KIA). The Japanese lost an estimated 10,900 personnel, including those lost at sea in reinforcement attempts. 202 prisoners were taken, of which 19 were Japanese, the rest being Korean or Okinawan labourers.
Eight Medal of Honor were awarded to men of the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu, five of them posthumously.
Original: USMC
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