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🔷Nikolai Gastello (1907-1941)Military pilot, commander of the 2nd squadron of the 207th long-range bomber aviation regiment, captain. He worked as a mechanic and was conscripted into the Red Army in 1932. He joined the aviation regiment and became a pilot. Nikolai Gastello took part in three wars. A year before…

a Soviet sniper with 309 confirmed kills from 1941 to 1942. She is considered the top five military snipers of all time and the most successful female sniper in history.⁣⁣In June 1941, Pavlichenko was a 24-year-old college student studying history at Kiev University when Germany invaded the Soviet Union. She…

With each beat, the heart pumps blood through a vast network of veins and arteries, delivering oxygen and essential nutrients to every cell while simultaneously removing carbon dioxide and waste. In fact, your heart pumps so much blood that it travels about 12,000 miles (19,000 km) through your body in…

Cecil was born in Birkenhead in 1898. His father was a Congregational minister. He was educated at Dulwich College, University College School and Oundle School. Aged 17 he enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in December 1915 having lied about his age. After a period of training he was posted…

In early 1865, his father escaped to nearby Ripley, Ohio. This flourishing small town was home to many abolitionists and, for decads, served as a stop on the Underground Railroad for people escaping enslavement.From Ripley, Charles’ father joined the 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, taking part in battles…

This blood sample was drawn today from a patient who came in with severe abdominal pain, along with pain and numbness in their legs and feet. Initially, the blood appeared red, but after sitting for a while, it started to resemble strawberry milk. This is due to extremely high triglyceride…

on June 26, 1941, he committed the so-called “fire ram”, dying during a combat mission. They tried to question the feat, but the fact remains: when it comes to hero pilots, the name of the Soviet captain is one of the first to be remembered. In the history of the…

In 1941, when he was only 14 years old, he began to fly, flatly refusing to go evacuate. Before his eyes, Arkadi had an example of his father – the famous pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union, military leader Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin.Arkady, the youngest of the pilots, who received…

Hero of the Soviet Union, Vasily Zaitsev is perhaps the most famous of all the heroes of the Red Army in their fight against the genocidal Nazi and fascist invaders. Zaitsev is credited with having killed 225 Nazi soldiers between November 10 – December 17, 1942 during the Battle of…

“Siberian Sniper” is a war drama set during World War II, focusing on the life of a young Soviet sniper, Vasily, from a small village in Siberia. As the war intensifies, Vasily is conscripted into the Red Army and quickly distinguishes himself with his remarkable marksmanship and tactical prowess. The…