The Israeli Air Force (IAF), born in battle out of a dire need, was founded on 28 May 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. By the beginning of 1949, the IAF had over 150 fully qualified pilots, only a fraction of them were native Israeli, flying about the same number of aircraft of … Continue reading Israeli Air Force 1948-49
Category: Cold War
Post WWII cold war
M551 Sheridan in combat 1969-91
The M551 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (AR/AAV) was a US light tank designed to be dropped by parachute, swim across rivers and was the last light tank employed by the US Army. It was armed with the technically advanced but problematic 152mm gun/launcher, which fired both conventional ammunition and the MGM-51 Shillelagh guided anti-tank … Continue reading M551 Sheridan in combat 1969-91
Czechoslovakia 1945 and 1968
During the 20th century, Czechoslovakia experienced two invasions by the Soviet Union. The first was in the spring of 1945 when the Soviet Union liberated Czechoslovakia from fascist Germany. The second was 23 years later in August 1968 when the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries "liberated" Czechoslovakia to stop the democratization of the … Continue reading Czechoslovakia 1945 and 1968
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