https://www.armedconflicts.com/index.php Military history website en (c) Copyright 2026 by www.armedconflicts.com forum@valka.cz forum@valka.cz Thu, 27 Aug 26 14:25:39 +0200 CET Thu, 27 Aug 26 14:25:39 +0200 CET armedconflicts.com RSS 1 https://www.armedconflicts.com/images/logo_armed_conflicts_com1.png https://www.armedconflicts.com Military history website https://www.armedconflicts.com/18151- The Battle of Long Island was the largest engagement of the American Revolutionary War and very nearly proved fatal for the Continental Army. A British night march through the undefended Jamaica Pass decided the battle within hours, though Washington's masterful nighttime evacuation across the East River days later saved his army from destruction. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18151- Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18151- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18148- The summer of 1346 brought France one of the most devastating invasions of its medieval history. Edward III. ferried his army across the Channel, swept through Normandy with fire and sword, and crushed French chivalry on the slope at Crécy. The campaign culminated in the capture of Calais — a port city that became England's continental stronghold for more than two centuries. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18148- Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18148- https://www.armedconflicts.com/17995- This light field gun, based on the Ehrhardt design, was an upgraded version of the original M. 5 model featuring a modified carriage that allowed the weapon to be disassembled more easily for transport across difficult terrain. Manufactured by the Škoda Works in Pilsen, the gun utilized a horizontal sliding-wedge breech block to fire Model 13 shrapnel shells and remained in service with Czechoslovak artillery units throughout the interwar period. https://www.armedconflicts.com/17995- Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/17995- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18138- The British Expeditionary Force’s first major operation during World War I ended with a 15-day retreat to the Marne River https://www.armedconflicts.com/18138- Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18138- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18129- Austria’s defeat in 1866 meant the loss of its influence in Germany and a major shift in the balance of power. While Prussia consolidated its dominance in the north, the Habsburg monarchy was forced into internal transformation and the adoption of dualism. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18129- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18129- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18126- The career of State Security Commissar 1st Rank Stanislav F. Redens epitomizes the rise and fall of Stalin's chekist elite. Rising from a cobbler's son to Felix Dzerzhinsky’s personal secretary, Redens became a pivotal instrument of Soviet state terror. As head of the Ukrainian GPU, he co-engineered the catastrophic man-made famine, only to be consumed by the same machinery of the Great Purge he helped to build. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18126- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18126- https://www.armedconflicts.com/17919- The R-6p mobile command post and its modernized variants were produced in a total of 44 sets to serve as a key asset for ensuring reliable tactical radio communications. The technological evolution of this system built on the Praga V3S chassis culminated in 2007 with the R-6M1p version, tailored specifically for the deployment of Czech troops in the KFOR peacekeeping mission. https://www.armedconflicts.com/17919- Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/17919- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18002- Developed by Konštrukta Trenčín, the Model 98 light mortar was designed to replace the obsolete 82 mm Model 52 mortar and align the Slovak military with NATO standards. The weapon features an innovative monobloc barrel for reduced weight, boasting a maximum range of 6,700 meters while being easily transportable by a three-man crew or via a dedicated single-axle trailer. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18002- Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18002- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18082-Pz-Kpfw-III-Ausf-C The third development variant of the German medium tank introduced a modified suspension system with a new leaf spring configuration, updated steering, and a new commander's cupola. All fifteen produced vehicles of this pre-series batch initially served for training, saw combat during the Polish Campaign of 1939, and were subsequently returned to training and replacement units. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18082-Pz-Kpfw-III-Ausf-C Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18082-Pz-Kpfw-III-Ausf-C https://www.armedconflicts.com/15490-In-the-Spanish-sky-Potez-25 The most widespread French aircraft of the interwar period was the Potez 25 multi-purpose biplane. In addition to the French Air Force, Potezy 25 served in the air forces of 21 states. One of them was also Spain, where planes intervened in the fighting during the Civil War on the Republican side. https://www.armedconflicts.com/15490-In-the-Spanish-sky-Potez-25 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/15490-In-the-Spanish-sky-Potez-25 https://www.armedconflicts.com/18149- Behind the Klondike Gold Rush lay an unprecedented logistical operation tasked with supplying tens of thousands of people in one of the world's most hostile environments. The One Ton Rule, regulated river traffic, and a chain of staging posts proved that in the Arctic, survival depends on logistics, not firepower. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18149- Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18149- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18118- Two-time Hero of the USSR Issa A. Pliyev made history twice in 1962: in June by suppressing the Novocherkassk workers' revolt, and in autumn as the secret commander of Operation Anadyr in Cuba. A profile of the resolute general during the nuclear crisis. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18118- Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18118- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18123- On 15 August 1416, a naval battle took place at the mouth of the Seine that determined the fate of the English foothold at Harfleur. The English broke the blockade, securing not only access to the port but also valuable spoils in the form of captured enemy ships. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18123- Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18123- https://www.armedconflicts.com/17917- Introduced into the Czech military in the late 1990s, the PPR mobile station was designed to control portable VHF jammers operating in the 30 to 88 MHz frequency range. Housed in a Praga V3S M2 box-body truck, the system provided effective noise jamming of FM voice communications and was utilized by specialized electronic warfare units up to the 532nd EW Battalion. https://www.armedconflicts.com/17917- Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/17917- https://www.armedconflicts.com/15411-Optional-reading-Seven-years-in-the-gulag I have read various memoirs of concentration camps – German, Czechoslovak communist, and the Soviet Gulag. They have always shocked me. I experienced the same feelings while reading František Polák's memoir SEVEN YEARS IN THE GULAG – Memories of a Prague Lawyer on Soviet Labour Camps. https://www.armedconflicts.com/15411-Optional-reading-Seven-years-in-the-gulag Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/15411-Optional-reading-Seven-years-in-the-gulag https://www.armedconflicts.com/17963-5-cm-automatic-antitank-cannon-2-1-835-Type-SV-4 Between 1940 and 1941, the Škoda Works in Pilsen developed a prototype of a fully automatic 50 mm anti-tank gun featuring a five-round feed system and a wedge-type breech block. Development of this advanced system was ultimately concluded during the prototype testing phase. https://www.armedconflicts.com/17963-5-cm-automatic-antitank-cannon-2-1-835-Type-SV-4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/17963-5-cm-automatic-antitank-cannon-2-1-835-Type-SV-4 https://www.armedconflicts.com/18165- Russia continues its attacks on Western targets, this time focusing on webmail services. Censorship is intensifying within Russia. Additional messaging apps have been blocked, and Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been charged. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18165- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18165- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18137- In late November 1937, the Defense Committee of the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR approved a new mobilization plan for the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army for the period from 1938 to 1942. The most significant result of the new plan was an increase in the army’s wartime strength by more than 20%, to 6.5 million soldiers. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18137- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18137- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18069- British general and intelligence officer David Willison began his military career with the Royal Engineers, seeing combat during the Normandy landings and subsequent operations in Western Europe, where he earned the Military Cross for bridge construction under fire. In the post-war era, he held a number of pivotal roles, ranging from covert wiretapping operations in Berlin to serving as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Intelligence). https://www.armedconflicts.com/18069- Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18069- https://www.armedconflicts.com/15188-Karst-Hell-Fights-of-the-98th-Infantry-Regiment-in-Sochi-in-the-4th-7th-Italian-Offensive The Fourth to Seventh Battles of the Isonzo brought a major turning point in the campaign, including the fall of strategic Gorizia and a retreat to a new defensive line. Before focusing on the combat deployment of the battalions of the High Mytam (Vysoké Mýto) 98th Infantry Regiment, which arrived as reinforcements in autumn 1916, we must recapitulate the dramatic events of the preceding months. This overview reveals the bloody reality of the battles that preceded their arrival into the Karst inferno. https://www.armedconflicts.com/15188-Karst-Hell-Fights-of-the-98th-Infantry-Regiment-in-Sochi-in-the-4th-7th-Italian-Offensive Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/15188-Karst-Hell-Fights-of-the-98th-Infantry-Regiment-in-Sochi-in-the-4th-7th-Italian-Offensive https://www.armedconflicts.com/14710-In-the-Spanish-sky-Avia-BH-33 The first aircraft of Czechoslovak construction, which appeared in the sky of civil war-torn Spain, became the fighter Avia BH-33E. The only specimen arrived on the Iberian Peninsula at the end of August 1936. It can serve as a textbook example of how the Republican Air Force gained combat aircraft after the outbreak of hostilities. In addition, it can also be used as an example of the sad fact that the effort made did not match the final effect. The famous saying " For a lot of money, little music " is suitable for the Avia BH-33E. https://www.armedconflicts.com/14710-In-the-Spanish-sky-Avia-BH-33 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/14710-In-the-Spanish-sky-Avia-BH-33 https://www.armedconflicts.com/18143- The war of 1805 plunged the Habsburg Monarchy into a deep crisis and exposed it to the unprecedented pressure of Napoleonic diplomacy. Central Europe found itself on the brink of a diplomatic checkmate that was about to permanently erase one of its oldest institutions from the map. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18143- Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18143- https://www.armedconflicts.com/18150- In the summer of 1506, a twenty-thousand-strong Crimean Tatar army swept through the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, its raiding parties reaching as far as Minsk and Polotsk. A hastily assembled Lithuanian force under Prince Michael Glinski crushed the Tatars near Kletsk, freeing tens of thousands of captives bound for the slave markets. https://www.armedconflicts.com/18150- Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/18150- https://www.armedconflicts.com/14473-The-End-of-Bastion-Fortress-in-Bohemia In the 18th century, three massive bastion fortresses were built in Bohemia: Hradec Králové ( 1766-1789 ), Terezín ( 1780-1790 ) and Josefov ( 1781-1791 ), whose task was to protect the northwestern border of the Austrian Empire against a possible Prussian invasion. How they fulfilled this task is the content of this article ... https://www.armedconflicts.com/14473-The-End-of-Bastion-Fortress-in-Bohemia Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/14473-The-End-of-Bastion-Fortress-in-Bohemia https://www.armedconflicts.com/14689-Hawker-Hunter-03-Bullseye Hunters were created at a time when development was moving forward by leaps and bounds. The aircraft became obsolete very quickly. However, there were many countries in the world for which simple and cheap jets came in handy. The first generation of arrow-wing aircraft received a long service - and the Hunters were no exception. https://www.armedconflicts.com/14689-Hawker-Hunter-03-Bullseye Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:01 CET https://www.armedconflicts.com/14689-Hawker-Hunter-03-Bullseye