Battle of Stalingrad weakened the German army because of all the losses and deaths. This allowed Allied troops to take back what the Germans stole. During the Battle the Russians had 1‚000‚500 men‚ 13‚541 artillery guns‚ 894 tanks‚ and 1‚115 planes. The Germans had 1‚011‚500 men‚ 10‚290 artillery guns‚ 675 tanks‚ and 1‚216 planes. One of Hitler’s biggest mistake was ordering the attacked before winter which killed lots of men because they were not prepared for cold
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volunteered. Canada did not have an army before the outbreak of the war‚ and the arms race that began in Europe had no effect on America or Canada. Canada‚ at the time the war broke out‚ only had an army of “3‚110 men with a few old machine-guns and artillery pieces”. (Historical Learning). The Germans assumed that the Dominions of Great Britain would not be able to play an important role in the war. However‚ this premise was proved false when over 500‚000 Canadians volunteered to fight off the Germans
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Erich Maria Remarque is set in a time of sorrow and discovery. WW1 bore some of the first advanced weaponry because of the allies necessity for greater protection from the enemies. That was a huge leap into what was to come in later wars as this artillery began to evolve into the complex ordnance of today. So much new weaponry was being developed and it was the Germans‚ who are the main focus in the book‚ who were ahead in developing tactics and technology for war. Much of the new ordnance from
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known as the "Hornets Nest." Repeated Rebel attacks failed to carry the Hornets Nest‚ but massed artillery helped to turn the tide as Confederates surrounded the Union troops and captured‚ killed‚ or wounded most. Johnston had been mortally wounded earlier and his second in command‚ Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard‚ took over. The Union troops established another line covering Pittsburg Landing‚ anchored with artillery and augmented by Buell’s men who began to arrive and take up positions. Fighting continued
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My decision to join Army Special Operations Forces derives from my experience in the Field Artillery branch. As an ambitious young officer I acquired a multitude of additional skill sets during Field Artillery Basic Officer Leaders Course in hopes of becoming an indispensable asset to my unit. As I continued my career in the branch it became more and more apparent to me that those skills I will rarely use in the operational field. At the time‚ gender restrictions limited my career progression in
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World War I led to numerous revolutions‚ such as the Bolshevik Revolution‚ in European countries. The Germans retaliated negatively towards invasion by killing and injuring an estimated total of 520‚000 British soldiers. Submarines and other water artillery escalated the severity of the war due to the failure of invasion. The Battle of Gallipoli lead to catastrophic casualties due to lack of technology‚ knowledge of terrain‚ and illpreparation. The war led to the downfall of the Russian monarchy
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INDIAN ARMY (IA‚ Bhāratīya Thalasēnā) Introduction : The Indian Army (IA‚ Bhāratīya Thalasēnā) is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Army came into being when India gained independence in 1947‚ and inherited most of the infrastructure of the British Indian Army that were located in post-partition India. Since independence‚ the army has been involved in four wars
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Revere known today. The younger Paul Revere apprenticed under his father as a silversmith and inherited his father’s shop when he died. He served for several years in the French and Indian War before the Revolution as a second lieutenant of an artillery regiment. During the 1760s‚ Revere became involved with the Sons of Liberty‚ often crafting engravings
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would prove to immensely assist soldiers in the war. Also‚ the advancement in weapon technology impacted the tactics and the style of warfare utilized during the war. Finally‚ the advancement in weapons lead to new forms of technology being created‚ artillery and military‚ that had extremely strong fire power and would be used on both sides‚ Confederates and the Union. The outbreak of the American
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BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY 10 May 2010 The Battle of Ia Drang Valley was a series of engagements between the U.S 1st Cavalry Division and the B-3 front‚ North Vietnamese Army. It was a battle between one US division and three NVA regiments. This was the first and last battle between NVA forces and U.S forces of similar size. This battle took place from 11-14-1965‚ thru 11-18-1965. The geography of the Ia Drang Valley was a challenge for any commander
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