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The strange tanks that helped win D-Day
Июнь 12, 2016
Culture

The strange tanks that helped win D-Day

When allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, they did so alongside a fleet of bizarre tanks with very special roles – brought into life by an eccentric British commander. BBC Future investigates. On 19 August 1942, Allied armies put their plan for an invasion of Occupied Europe to the ultimate test –...

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Putin on parade: Russia shows off tanks and air defence system to the world
Май 11, 2016
НОВОСТИ

Putin on parade: Russia shows off tanks and air defence system to the world

RUSSIA has flaunted its military presence to the world by showing off its advanced air defence missile system in a grand parade in Moscow's Red Square. The missile system is used to protect its base in Syria and some of the jets that have flown missions there. It was showed off in the an annual fixture designed to...

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Shock map shows Schengen FAILURE as army tanks scramble to migrant borders
Апрель 16, 2016
News of war

Shock map shows Schengen FAILURE as army tanks scramble to migrant borders

THIS map shows how the Schengen is falling to pieces as Austria and Switzerland seal themselves off from Europe in an attempt to avoid the migrant crisis. Austria has hammered the latest nail in the coffin to the ailing ‘free movement’ Schengen by installing huge fences at four border crossings as well as border...

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Ukroboronprom to ship next batch of tanks to Thailand by year’s end
Сентябрь 17, 2015
LifeStyle

Ukroboronprom to ship next batch of tanks to Thailand by year’s end

The next batch of Oplot tanks, the latest development of the Ukrainian armored industry, will be shipped to Thailand by December 31, 2015, First Deputy General Director of state-owned Ukroboronprom Concern Serhiy Pinkas "We have met the latest deadline for the delivery of five tanks under the contact with Thailand. The...

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