Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much territory in Russia in the past week as Russia has captured in Ukraine this year
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Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces had captured about 1,000 square kilometers of territory in Russia's Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia’s Kursk region last Tuesday.
  • They have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of Russian land so far, Kyiv’s top general said.
  • That figure is almost as much territory as Russia has seized in Ukraine this year.
  • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    When did the Germans use horses as offensive cavalry in WW2?

    You can clearly find references of French and the British dragging their heels in the interwar years because presumably the posh boys want their horses.

    You don’t know what you are on about. What Hollywood movies are there about army modernisation in the interwar period you think I am watching? I’ll actually enjoy watching it.

    • mars296@fedia.io
      8·
      3 months ago

      The person you replied to is not talking about cavalry. Horses were used by the Germans for moving men and equipment.

      • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        I know. But I made the original comment and I wasn’t on about horses being used for moving men and equipment. I was talking about them being used instead of tanks.

        Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point?

        • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point?

          Dragoons are cavalry. That’s how.

          Yes, it’s obvious they wouldn’t use lancers. Even in WWI cavalry charges are a thing of post-war (Soviet, Polish, maybe others’) propaganda much more than of actual use.