Mikhail Gorbachev had been the leader of the Soviet Union for just 13 days when he was suddenly faced with an international crisis. On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj.
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The 25 Most Influential Commanders of World War II
World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history.
American soldiers and German troops fought Waffen-SS units together in Czechoslovakia on April 28, 1945. The mission was to rescue some of Europe's rarest horses before the Soviet Red Army arrived.
This week, the Kremlin hit a grim milestone in its ongoing war in Ukraine. On January 11, 2026, the conflict reached its 1,418th day, the same number of days the Soviet Union's Red Army fought against ...
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The Arctic convoys that saved the Soviet Union in World War II
During World War II, Allied ships sailed through the Arctic to deliver vital supplies to the Soviet Union. Facing German ...
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