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Proposed organization of infantry regiment of Imperial Japanese Army, as seen by US intelligence. It was described, as part of new IJA divisional organization in TM 30-480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forces, 1941.

More details in my blog: vijsko.blogspot.com/2026/02/prop...
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Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a series of overnight strikes on Russian military targets on February 10. The attacks hit a repair unit in Donetsk region, drone training and production sites in Zaporizhzhia region, a UAV command post in Russia’s Kursk region, and a fuel depot in Fedorivka #Ukraine

🤬 Russians are pressuring the relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war to register satellite communication terminals Starlink under their names, which were blocked after Ukraine's appeal to SpaceX company.

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YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor Vladimir Solovyov is beside himself over Starlink

Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov was beside himself over Starlink. In response, he threatened to nuke all satellites (as well as Ukraine), unless Trump gets on the phone and tells Elon Musk what to do. The weatherman agreed.
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Wild Hornets making a Ukrainian Marine smile like this—that is the best reward!🫡

"Have some tea" #art #ukraine #standwithukraine

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In the grassroot, practical level, what will you think will happen to children in the (scenario-wise) divided area: language, schooling, civil administration, identity?

Let it prove its mettle.

Shadow tanker PEACE lacks safety management, insurance.

She is flying a false flag of Timor-Leste where Timor-Leste demands of other states to stop her.

She is lawless. Sanctioned by EU and UK. She is on her fifth delivery of Russian crude to India last 12m.

She is leaving Baltic Sea laden now.

Trump aside, even pertamina has geothermal portfolio

Make it fully operational.

Image: Rheinmetall

There are currently reports about a new service hub that Rheinmetall has set up in Romania for the maintenance of Ukrainian Marder 1A3 IFVs. AFAIK this service hub in Satu Mare has been in operation since mid-2023 and was also announced at the time as a service hub for Ukrainian Marder 1A3 IFVs etc.

Social workers working with children, adolescents and their families in the Kirovohrad Oblast received 50 laptops from Plan International thanks to funding from the German government.

The 11th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade has shared “new” images of an IRIS-T SLM launcher, which was used to successfully intercept at least 32 cruise missiles and one Shahed-type drone since its first combat mission.

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Ukraine seeks special artillery ammunition from Germany | GAU Ukraine is asking Germany to supply special extended range artillery ammunition and to participate once again in the Czech ammunition initiative.

My latest piece → #Ukraine is asking Germany to supply special extended range artillery ammunition to enable the effective employment of artillery in a drone-dominated kill zone. An insight into the appeal.

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Furthermore about "Trianon hungary again" I am trying to understand what you specifically mean, as what exactly do you envision: which territories would go to which european countries, and what will happen to the locals?

Go ahead and vote out trump and orban, but let me say this: I ain't going to endorse forced border change, anywhere, out of Ukraine's main goal which is restoration of its border.

Before CCB of the 10th Armored arrived on scene, Combat Command Reserve of the 9th Armored was already located in the Ardennes as VIII Corps Reserve. For between 36-48 hours they were all that stood between several Panzer Divisions and Bastogne and were assigned the mission to die whilst buying time

A Japanese artist' depiction of Gripen in Ukrainian service if it become reality

Have to become reality. #armukrainetowin

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The 6th Assault Center which is part of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces recently conducted a sniper training with multiple SOF using German-delivered HLR 338 precision rifles. So far, Germany has (officially) delivered 484 of these precision rifles to #Ukraine.

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ORBAT for the XV International Brigade. The brigade was formed in January 1937, taking part in the battle of Jarama and the Brunete offensive, taking heavy casualties in both engagements. The brigade would also take part in the Teruel offensive and fight the Nationalist's Aragon offensive #ORBATboys

Let us keep the Defenders of Ukraine in our prayers.

RIP - Yevhen Zhdanov (33), Andrii Zaveriukha, Ivan Kuz (25), Ihor Mykhailyshyn (30)

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly

(4) The army was abolished on 26 Aug. 1937. It's forces were redistributed between the Japanese First Army, Japanese Second Army and Japanese Northern China Area Army. Garrison duties for the Tianjin area were assigned to the IJA 27th Division. #ORBATBoys #historical

(3). The army was the Japanese unit involved the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the subsequent battles such as Beiping (Beijing)-Tianjin.

(2). The army was reinforced in 1936 as relations between Japan and the (back then) Republic of China worsened.

(1). It was born from the terms of Boxer Protocol for the Japanese Empire to guard its embassy, concessions in China, as well as certain strategic fortifications and ports by the basis of IJA 5th Division deployed to Northern China during the rebellion.

Historical order of battle for China Garrison Army, a unit of Imperial Japanese Army stationed in China in 1937.

IJA China Garrison Army in 1937 when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, the spark of 2nd Sino-Japanese War #ORBATBoys #historical

The Portuguese Army Subgroup deployed to NATO’s Multinational Battlegroup in Slovakia

A small thread on its organization and equipment
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Basic TO&Es of the IJA infantry regiments of mobilization plan for 1937: Type “A” of active infantry divisions, Type “B” of infantry divisions formed during mobilization.

More details in my blog: vijsko.blogspot.com/2026/01/ija-...
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NEW: Elements of the Iranian regime leaked information about purported plans to moderate regime behavior domestically and internationally.

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