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... army was greatly in- creased ; the Universal Military Service Act of 1939 made service in the armed forces obligatory for all citizens of the U.S.S.R. The draft age was lowered to 19 , the age limits for reservists increased from 40 to ...
... army was greatly in- creased ; the Universal Military Service Act of 1939 made service in the armed forces obligatory for all citizens of the U.S.S.R. The draft age was lowered to 19 , the age limits for reservists increased from 40 to ...
Page 79
... Army . Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers were killed dur- ing the early days of the war , and many more hundreds of thousands were encircled and taken prisoner . By mid- November the German army was at the gates of Lenin- grad ...
... Army . Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers were killed dur- ing the early days of the war , and many more hundreds of thousands were encircled and taken prisoner . By mid- November the German army was at the gates of Lenin- grad ...
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... army by a double outflanking movement . After his capture of Tunis , the Carthaginians sought peace terms , but Hannibal's subsequent return to Africa led to their renewing the war in 202. Scipio advanced southwestward to join the ...
... army by a double outflanking movement . After his capture of Tunis , the Carthaginians sought peace terms , but Hannibal's subsequent return to Africa led to their renewing the war in 202. Scipio advanced southwestward to join the ...
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