Sometime today, this blog will hit 200,000 page views. I started it in the fall of 2009 as a way of making myself stay abreast of what was happening with the Russian military. I certainly didn’t expect that the topic would be of interest to a large audience, given that Russia and the FSU seemed [...]
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A question on Soviet military history from a reader
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghan war on February 8, 2012 | 5 Comments »
I received the following question from a reader: Just a brief question, sir. With regard to Soviet Airborne/Air Assault troops during the Soviet war in Afghanistan; because they were armored vehicle operators (mechanic-drivers, operator-gunners) – but paratroops first, did VDV AFV crew members of BMD’s, BMP’s, T-62′s and the like participate in dismounted Air Assault operations, [...]
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