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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. Frederick the Greats - Oblique order and tactics - History Forum

    Dec 7, 2018 · Alexander the Great also used Echelon formation at Gaugamela, according to our sources. Alexander also mixed his light cavalry of flank-guards with infantry in that battle.

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. Hello comrades from Russia! | Page 17 | History Forum

    Dec 7, 2025 · Moreover, the very fact that the highest echelon of power in the USSR initiated a referendum on the preservation of the state can be considered a betrayal.This is similar to …

  7. 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 …

  8. Linothorax Lightning Round. | History Forum

    Oct 6, 2021 · These "lowest echelon" armors form the basis of dispute within the context of this discussion primarily because, all disputed forms of personal protection are highly …

  9. Pompey Magnus vs Scipio Africanus | Page 5 | History Forum

    Jan 3, 2025 · They moved supporting troops from the third echelon of infantry and attempted to form a flanking angle against the envelopment.

  10. Han Xin vs Scipio Africanus | Page 3 | History Forum

    Jul 6, 2017 · Hey there, It should be noted that there shouldn't really be an issue with refining tactics that have occurred beforehand. Philip of Macedon was inspired by Epaminondas to …