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During the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks were surprised when some Tsarists, including General Aleksei Brusilov, collaborated with them. Lenin was reluctant to accept their help, but later said the Reds might've lost without them. Brusilov was one of Russia's best officers in the Great War.
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The Italian Army of Liberty was a secret paramilitary formed by 50 Italian officers, including Colonel Ettore Musco, in 1947. The men were ready to launch a coup and start a civil war to counter a potential communist revolution in Italy. Similar groups appeared in West Germany, Austria, and Finland.
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The 620th Engineer General Service Company was a U.S. Army company in World War II intentionally composed of soldiers who were suspected of pro-Nazi sympathies. The army dumped them at a remote base to perform menial tasks. The soldiers wore different uniforms and were not allowed to have weapons.
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“ROBERT E. LEE - HIS BRUTALITY TO HIS SLAVES.” This statement by Wesley Norris was published by National Anti-Slavery Standard in 1866.
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A Luxembourgian soldier in the Korean War. Luxembourg sent a 44-man rifle platoon to fight in Korea. The troops were attached to the much larger Belgian Volunteer Corps (1953).
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“ROBERT E. LEE - HIS BRUTALITY TO HIS SLAVES.” This statement by Wesley Norris was published by National Anti-Slavery Standard in 1866.
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The Italian Army of Liberty was a secret paramilitary formed by 50 Italian officers, including Colonel Ettore Musco, in 1947. The men were ready to launch a coup and start a civil war to counter a potential communist revolution in Italy. Similar groups appeared in West Germany, Austria, and Finland.
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