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Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrei Shved visited the site of the discovery of mass graves of victims of the Nazi invaders in the Gomel Region...

British Legend: The Sun Never Sets on the Lee-Enfield Rifle Outside of England, at least 46 nations adopted the SMLE in its various guises, according to one estimate. Key Point:  Outside of England, at least 46 nations adopted the SMLE in its various guises, according to one estimate. India and Pakistan continue to use thousands of SMLEs, though they are no longer frontline weapons. Some Afghan fighters prefer the Lee-Enfield for its superior range compared to the AK-47. (This first appeared several months ago.) A small party of about 40 German soldiers had infiltrated the Australian lines ...

Meet the Lee-Enfield: One of History's Most Popular Bolt Action Rifles The bolt-action British Lee-Enfield rifle proved to be robust, reliable, and effective during the global conflicts of the 20th century. Here's What You Need to Know: The iconic bolt-action, magazine-fed Lee–Enfield was used widely around the globe in the first half of the 20th century. A small party of about 40 German soldiers had infiltrated the Australian lines around the besieged town of Tobruk, Libya, during the night of April 13, 1941. They began setting up a half dozen machine guns, several mortars, and even a pai...

Advertisement The article in question notes that Lebanon city records credit Allen George Newman of New York as the artist who sculpted the original statue, but further research showed the real sculptor was Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson of Massachusetts. Both Newman and Kitson created statues called “The Hiker” to honor Spanish-American War veterans, and dozens of copies of both statues now dot the national landscape — but Kitson, not Newman, was the artist behind the lonely soldier standing watch at 521 South 9th Street. The city’s description of the statue further notes that 108 men fro...