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Jun 28, 2024 · In January, Colonel Aleksandr Nemolyayev, who had led the 83rd Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade since 2021, took command of the 106th Division. He replaced Maj. Gen. Vladimir Selivorstov, who had commanded the division for the past two and a half years.
3 days ago · Notable Russian generals included Konstantin Kaufman, Mikhail Skobelev, and Mikhail Chernyayev. From 1869 to 1872, Mir Mahmud Shar was able to gain control of the Khanate of Badakhshan with the help of Afghanistan's new ruler, Amir Sher Ali Khan , and by 1873 Afghanistan governed Badakhshan.
2 days ago · Mikhail Chernyayev, general, captured Tashkent during the conquest of Central Asia, the governor of Russian Turkestan; Vasily Chuikov, commander and hero in the Battle of Stalingrad, Soviet marshal, double HSU
5 days ago · Chernyayev, dubbed the "Lion of Tashkent" by city elders, staged a hearts-and-minds campaign to win the population over. He abolished taxes for a year, rode unarmed through the streets and bazaars meeting common people, and appointed himself "Military Governor of Tashkent", recommending to Tsar Alexander II that the city become an independent khanate under Russian protection.
Jun 12, 2024 · The man who tragically passed away while attempting to rescue his dog near the Thiensville Dam on the Milwaukee River has been identified as Aleksandr “Alex” Melnikov, 52, of Mequon. His body was recovered after a two-day search and rescue effort involving multiple agencies.
6 days ago · Sergeant (Sgt.) Aleksandr Iakiminskyi, 19, from Nahariya, a driver in the 71st Battalion, 188th Brigade, fell during a stabbing attack in Karmiel while off-duty. Another soldier from the 71st...
Jun 21, 2024 · Alexander the Great (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]) was the king of Macedonia (336–323 bce ), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms.
