Could the Soviets have invaded Japan in 1945?
Mar 24, 2025 · According to the original landing plan of Marshal Vasilevskiy, the 87th Rifle Corps was to be landed directly in the port of Rumoi in three successive waves, with one division in …
Who are your favourite generals? | Page 14 | History Forum
Sep 27, 2023 · All he did was charge in echelon to support the Hospitallers once it was clear that the enemy had abandoned their range advantage. At Jaffa, he caught the enemy while they …
Military Career of Alexander the Great, Start to Finish
Jul 11, 2022 · The Macedonian infantry was good; that asks too much. We also see nothing of the sort under Alexander afterwards - attacks en echelon being a quite different animal. Alexander …
The Spartan defeat at Leuktra and the Theban wedge.
Aug 3, 2013 · One of several aspects of the battle that interest me is Epaminondas' use of a 'wedge' or echelon formation, the protruding columns arrayed 50 shields deep, this proved …
Did Robert E Lee cause the Confederacy the war?
Jul 28, 2016 · Firstly crossing the Potomac took several days, because the trains are much larger than the fighting echelon. Lee started his trains across the river on the 15th, and it wasn't …
What's Your top 15 best Military generals of all time and why?
Sep 14, 2024 · Such a general is a great subcommander but should never be considered in the top echelon of generals. Richard Gabriel correctly points out that his style of leading from the …
If the Jock columns used by the British Army in North Africa in …
Feb 28, 2025 · Echelon describes the shape of a formation. Mutual supporting distance refers to the size of a formation, ie, how far apart the component units are from each other. The idea of …
Ancient Casualties vs Modern Casualties | History Forum
Sep 13, 2020 · If you mean there are far more support and rear-echelon troops in modern times, sure. Of course, that doesn't help the guys on the sharp end, since they take most of the hits.
most underrated Civil War general and most overrated?
Jun 28, 2020 · Most overrated was probably William Tecumseh Sherman. Don't get me wrong, Sherman was a great general, but around a lot of circles he is treated like the god of war. …
Smoke and wind in the battlefield - History Forum
Sep 4, 2024 · At the same time, Dohna's infantry was to move up on Kanitz' right in echelon to attack the Russian left, as well as relieve his comrade. However, the commander of the …