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The national flag of the Russian Federation (Russian: Государственный флаг Российской Федерации, Gosudarstvenny flag Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a tricolour of three equal horizontal bands: white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. The design was first introduced by Tsar Peter the Great in ...
The use of anti-tank dogs was escalated during 1941 and 1942, when every effort was made by the Red Army to stop the German advance at the Eastern Front of World War II. In that period, dog training schools were mostly focused on producing anti-tank dogs. About 40,000 dogs were deployed for various tasks in the Red Army. [9]
The Imperial Standard was the black Double-Headed Eagle displayed on a golden banner, which represented the Empire and the Emperor, the absolute ruler of Russia. [4] When the black-yellow-white flag was in use between 1858 and 1896, the white-blue-red flag was still used as a merchant ensign. [4] 1721–1896.
Coordinates: 59°55′49″N 30°19′09″E. Siege of Leningrad. Part of the Eastern Front of World War II. Soviet anti-aircraft battery in Leningrad near Saint Isaac's Cathedral, 1941. Date. 8 September 1941 – 27 January 1944. (2 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) Location. Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
Cyanide poisoning. Nation from. Nazi Germany. Owner. Adolf Hitler. Offspring. Wulf and four other pups. Blondi (1941 – 29 April 1945) [a][2] was Adolf Hitler 's German Shepherd, a gift as a puppy [3][4] from Martin Bormann in 1941. Hitler kept Blondi even after his move into the Führerbunker located underneath the garden of the Reich ...
On 23 August 1939 the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, starting World War II. The Soviets invaded eastern Poland on 17 September. [2] Following the Winter War with Finland, the Soviets were ceded territories by Finland. This was followed by annexations of the Baltic states and ...
Scouts. Scouting and messenger dogs, in service with the United States Marine Raiders, walking with their handlers to the frontline against the Imperial Japanese Army during the Bougainville campaign of World War II, November/December 1943. All scout dogs must be taught the difference between human and animal scent.
The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod (unveiled on 8 September 1862) Medieval Russian states around 1470, including Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, Ryazan, Rostov and Moscow Expansion and territorial evolution of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire between the 14th and 20th centuries Location of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1956–1991