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Cold-weather warfare, also known as cold-region warfare, arctic warfare or winter warfare, encompasses military operations affected by snow, ice, thawing conditions, or cold, both on land and at sea, as well as the strategies and tactics used by military forces in these situations and environments.
Russians used skis in the third Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1507–1508).. In his study of winter warfare in Russia, author Allen F. Chew concludes that "General Winter" was a 'substantial contributing factor'—not a decisive one—in the military failures of both Napoleon's invasion of the Russian Empire and Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.
Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union (6 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Cold War military equipment of the Soviet Union" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The unclaimed signal was a source of speculation, giving rise to theories such as Soviet brainwashing and weather modification experiments. However, because of its distinctive transmission pattern, many experts and amateur radio hobbyists realized it was an over-the-horizon radar system.
The opening phase of the Red Army strategic counter-offensive operations in the Soviet Union was a major albeit costly Soviet victory. The campaign began with the Moscow Strategic Offensive Operation (5 December 1941 – 7 January 1942) [1] with the simultaneous Kerch-Feodosia Amphibious Operation (25 December 1941 – 2 January 1942) [2]
Cold War: Worldwide, opposing the United States and the NATO Nuclear war was frequently threatened, but never realized. In 1955, the Soviet Union established the Warsaw Pact in response to the creation of NATO in 1948. 1948–49 Berlin Blockade: Berlin: The first of many Cold War standoffs as the Soviet Union sealed Berlin from outside access.
Transportable SAM system 950 [13] NATO reporting name: SA-8 Gecko [12] 9K35 Strela-10: Transportable SAM system 860 [13] NATO reporting name: SA-13 Gopher [12] 9K37 Buk: Transportable SAM system 300 [13] NATO reporting name: SA-11 Gadfly [12] 9K330 Tor: Transportable SAM system 20 [13] NATO reporting name: SA-15 Gauntlet. Replacing the Kub and ...
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