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unusual facts about Soviet Armed Forces


Mihály Iglói

The team's mentality and spirit was badly shaken as the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was bloodily crushed by the Soviet military just weeks before the Melbourne Olympics.


Fyodor Reut

In 1968 he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Tank College, in 1978, the Malinovsky Armoured Forces Academy, in 1990 - the General Staff Academy of the Soviet Armed Forces.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan

Dalibaltayan held various commanding positions in Echmiadzin, Yerevan, Perekeshkul, Prishib, Kirovabad, Abakan and Rostov-on-Don during his service in the Soviet Armed Forces.

Legnica Airport

After the war it was taken over by the Soviet Armed Forces (its Northern Group of Forces) and used for military purposes until early 1990s.


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154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment

The company adopted full parade dress in 1960 in the uniforms of the 3 service arms of the Soviet Armed Forces: the Soviet Army, Soviet Air Forces and the Soviet Navy in its three platoons.