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24th June 1812: Napoleon begins his failed invasion of Russia

24th June 2019
Tagged as: 1812, Alexander I, Moscow, Napoleon, Poland, Russia, Warsaw

Napoleon’s Grande Armée began its failed invasion of Russia when it crossed the Neman River in what Russians refer to as the Patriotic War of 1812.

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14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact

14th May 2018
Tagged as: Cold War, Comecon, Communism, NATO, Poland, Socialist, USSR, Warsaw, Warsaw Pact, West Germany

The USSR and seven other European countries signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance better known as the Warsaw Pact.

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