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On 24 Oct 2003 06:03:33 -0700, (Stuart Wilkes)
wrote: German troops in France in 1941 were equipped largely with captured Czechoslovak, Polish, Yugoslav, and French equipment. The troops of Germany's sattelites were equipped with their own (generally poor) etc. Good post. Thank you! all the best -- Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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russia fought japan until the german invasion of russia. you don't have to look in obscure sources to find out about it. Well, not really. While there was a major border war at Nomonhan in 1939, that was entirely defensive on Russia's part. Once the Japanese withdrew, there was no further military action. Nearly two years passed between Nomonhan and Germany's invasion of Russia. readers of rec.aviation.military are undoubtably familiar with the accounts of the flying tigers in china. these books describe the russian conflict with china in this period, both as mercenaries for china and direct conflict on the soviet border. Russia did provide planes and indeed entire squadrons (planes, pilots, and I assume ground crews) to fight on behalf of the Chinese Nationalist government in 1938. By the end of 1940, these had all been withdrawn. Indeed, it was the loss of the Russian squadrons that prompted Chiang Kai-shek to send Claire Chennault to Washington in the winter of 1940-41 to help organize a volunteer American air force to fight in China--the genesis of the AVG Flying Tigers. all the best -- Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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