Day: August 12, 2024

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@MilHistNow: On this day in 1920, Poland’s beleaguered army makes a last stand against the invading Bolsheviks at the gates of Warsaw. Their astounding victory, which ends the Soviet conquest of Europe, will become known as the Miracle on the Vistula. See: https://militaryhistorynow.com/2012/11/29/military-multi-tasking-poland-fights-five-wars-at-once/


On this day in 1920, Poland’s beleaguered army makes a last stand against the invading Bolsheviks at the gates of Warsaw. Their astounding victory, which ends the Soviet conquest of Europe, will become known as the Miracle on the Vistula. See: militaryhistorynow.com/2012/…

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@MilHistNow: On this day in 1914, Belgian cavalry units defeat the Kaiser’s cuirassiers at Halen. The encounter will go down in history as the “Battle of the Silver Helmets” in reference to all the equipment supposedly left on the field by the retreating Germans. pic.twitter.com/cJMQdwPPev



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@sentdefender: The Israel Defense Force announced earlier tonight the Death of Sergeant Omer Ginzburg, a 19-Year-Old Soldier with the 101st Battalion of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, who was Killed during Fighting on Sunday in the Southern Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/65O8jw0F5R



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@TheStudyofWar: A top Ukrainian defense official reportedly stated that Russian forces have somewhat reduced the intensity of assaults in eastern Ukraine but that otherwise the situation remains largely unchanged amid the Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast, which is consistent with ISW’s…