Historical Mysteries

In April 1941, Yugoslavia surrendered after a rapid offensive by Germany and its allies. The defeat is often attributed to the country’s internal divisions, ...

Continuation of the series “The Balkan Crisis of 1912–14, Which Also Drew Russia In” International relations in the Balkans at that time were a hotbed of ...

All parts of the cycle An article by Roman Ponomarenko from the WARSPOT website, dated February 6, 2022.   The cavalry not only began but ...

All parts of the cycle An article from the Telegram channel “Alexey Isaev. ‘Iron Wind’.” War and military equipment often require specific natural ...

An article by Vladimir Nagirnyak from the WEARSPOT website, dated July 14, 2016.   Contents: At the outset of both world wars of the 20th ...

All parts of the cycle Here is the next installment in an interesting series of articles from VK by medieval historian Vitaly Pensky, which I think will ...

In the collective consciousness, the summer of 1941 is inextricably linked with images of the Luftwaffe’s devastating strikes against Soviet airfields, burning ...

In 1914, the conflict in the Balkans (Austria-Hungary versus Serbia), which drew other countries into the fray, marked the beginning of World War I. Two ...

An article from Nikolai Kolyadko's channel in the VKontakte community. If there’s anything more interesting than reports on actual combat operations, ...

An article by Roman Ponomarenko from the WARSPOT website, dated February 11, 2022.   Even experienced soldiers can make mistakes. On the evening ...