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Jun 22, 2022

🇷🇺 Dmitry Lavrinenko, a son of the Kuban Cossacks, commanded a T-34/76 and is generally considered the most successful tank commander of the war on the Allied side with 52 confirmed kills. Some sources say he destroyed as many as 58 enemy tanks before being KIA in December 1941.

🇩🇪 Kurt Knispel is considered by most the top German tank commander or from any country with his astounding record of 168 kills with some believing his total could’ve been as high as 195. He drove a Königstiger and was most famous for destroying a T-34 at almost 2 miles away.

🇺🇸 Creighton Abrams is credited with being the best American tank commander of WWII. In his M4 Sherman he and his crew destroyed roughly 50 German tanks & armored vehicles. He later served in Korea & Vietnam. The XM1 main battle tank was named M1 Abrams in his honor.

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@bonesoflasalle

Jun 22, 2022

Favorite “what if”: the Duke of Aosta recognizes that AOI will inevitably fall, goes for broke and advances up the Sudanese coast with everything he’s got to invade Egypt from the south while Graziani invaded from the west. Brits could’ve been overwhelmed & forced out. 🤷🏻‍♂️🇮🇹

After that? How defensible was the Levant for the Allies? The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem 🇵🇸 was pro-Axis, French forces in Syria 🇫🇷 under General Henri Dentz were cooperating with Germany & Italy to back Iraq 🇮🇶 in the Anglo-Iraq War of May 1941. Seems like the Axis had a shot.

Depending on how that went, how long it took etc, what are the possibilities? Without Egypt, Cyprus would’ve been scarcely defensible (The Casa Savoia also had claims on Cyprus & Jerusalem); UK loses eastern Med. and perhaps Italians from the south meet von Kleist in Caucasus?

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@bonesoflasalle

Feb 28, 2021

In 1899 King Umberto I of Italy 🇮🇹 sent an expeditious to China 🐲 to establish an Italian coaling station in the Bay of San Mun, near Ningpo south of the Chusan islands. Britain & Germany didn’t want the competition & when China said “No”, Italy had to back down. Cont..👉🏻

Italy 🇮🇹 did have a legation in Peking but when Rome backed down this encouraged the anti-foreign element in China to defy all the foreigners in the country. The result was the horrific Boxer Rebellion & the 55-day siege of the foreign legation in Peking. Cont..👉🏻

Italy 🇮🇹 sent 2 warships & 2,500 troops to take part in the 8-Nation Alliance in 1900 to rescue their people in Peking and suppress the Boxers. In the aftermath, Italy received a greater concession in China, in Tientsin on September 7, 1901. After WW1 Italy gained the Austrian 👉🏻

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Feb 27, 2021

# BHM 🇭🇹😎🇭🇹 ✊🏿

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@bonesoflasalle

Feb 7, 2021

There is no need for the current antagonism toward Russia. We have never fought a war against Russia, have no shared border or territorial disputes with Russia & no vital interests in conflict. Here is a brief rundown on Russian-American relations: 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

During the American War for Independence, Empress Catherine the Great of Russia played an important part. She organized the League of Armed Neutrality which prevented sympathetic European powers from assisting the British against the Americans. 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

During the American Civil War the Russian Imperial Navy wintered in American ports. With Britain & France ill-disposed toward Russia & not very friendly with the USA, this was to be prepared for foreign intervention leading to a wider war w/ Russia & USA allied. 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

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Feb 6, 2021

The British🇬🇧 Crusader tank had relatively thin army & not much hitting power (early units were outgunned by the Italian M13/40) but it’s Christie suspension & up to 42kmh top speed still made it quite a handful for the Axis forces in North Africa to deal with.

The British🇬🇧 Cromwell tank likewise wasn’t the most armored vehicle around but it had the Christie suspension & a fantastic engine that made it nimble, maneuverable & astoundingly fast. It had a 75mm gun that was more than a match for all but the heaviest German panzers.

The British🇬🇧 Matilda II was an infantry support tank so it was made to go slow, which was fine and it wasn’t the most heavily armed with its 2pdr 40mm gun. However, her impressive armor protection, up to 78mm in places, compensated, making her a very tough tank to kill.

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