On this day in 1943, 60 American bombers are shot down in raids on German aircraft factories in Schweinfurt and Regensburg. Up to that point in the war, no U.S. air mission had suffered such heavy losses. pic.twitter.com/0RCfG2vRCA
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) August 17, 2024
Day: August 17, 2024
On this day in 1943, General Patton famously beats his rival, British Field Marshal Montgomery, into Messina, Sicily. It’s been 39 days since the Allies invaded the island. pic.twitter.com/xzDDFpi6uJ
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MAJOR – #Russia‘s Vladimir Putin to make an official visit to #Azerbaijan for talks with counterpart Ilham Aliyev. The two will discuss furthering strategic partnership and alliance. The two are set to sign agreements related to the latter.
Source: https://t.co/YRw3HlldSc pic.twitter.com/gNkOOR065V
— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) August 17, 2024
Ukrainians destroy Lenin statutes as symbols of Russian-Soviet imperialism and genocidal policies.
Putin, though, has alleged that Lenin was the creator of Ukraine.
Nevertheless, Lenin’s corpse still lies on Moscow’s Red Square close to Putin’s residency, the Kremlin. https://t.co/y6AoGoxG7a
— Andreas Umland (@UmlandAndreas) August 17, 2024
On this day in 1812, Russian troops mass at Smolensk to stop Napoleon’s advance on Moscow. The defenders put up a stiff resistance but fail to halt the French invasion. pic.twitter.com/tT2eI2A8EI
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) August 17, 2024