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  2. Cuba during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Cuban-American soldiers. The history of Cuba during World War II begins in 1939. Because of Cuba's geographical position at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, Havana's role as the principal trading port in the West Indies, and the country's natural resources, Cuba was an important participant in the American Theater of World War II, and it was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the United ...

  3. Operation Kremlin - Wikipedia

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    Operation Kremlin (Fall Kreml in German) was a successful German deception operation against Soviet forces in May to June 1942.. The Eastern Front in May–November 1942. The Soviets were tricked by Operation Kremlin into thinking that the Germans would attack Moscow at this time, when instead they attacked in the south.

  4. Cavalry corps (Soviet Union) - Wikipedia

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    Members of the Kremlin Regiment on horseback dressed in the uniforms of the cavalry corps.. The cavalry corps (Russian: кавалерийский корпус) of the Workers and Peasant Red Army was a type of military formation that existed from the early days of the Russian Civil War until 1947 when the Red Army was renamed as the Soviet Army and all cavalry corps were disbanded.

  5. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Moscow) - Wikipedia

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    After World War II, millions of Russian soldiers were reported missing, or pronounced dead. [1] The monument was unveiled to the public on May 8, 1967. In 1997, a Guard of Honour of the Kremlin Regiment (which had guarded the Lenin Mausoleum ) was restored at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the federal law of December 8, 1997, "On ...

  6. Russian Guards - Wikipedia

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    Guards (Russian: гвардия) or Guards units (Russian: гвардейские части, gvardeyskiye chasti) were elite military units of Imperial Russia prior to 1917–18. The designation of Guards was subsequently adopted as a distinction for various units and formations of the Soviet Union and the modern Russian Federation .

  7. Of course this is what the Russian embassy in Havana ... - AOL

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    The Russian Embassy and Consulate sit on 'Embassy Row' on Fifth Avenue in the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. Here's a picture of the embassy's tower: car embassy russian cuba

  8. Guards unit (Soviet Union) - Wikipedia

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    The Guards designation originated during World War II, its name coming both from the Russian Imperial Guard, and the old Bolshevik Red Guards. [1] [2] Practical benefits of the status included double pay for ordinary soldiers and the designation often served as a morale-boosting source of unit pride.

  9. Kremlin Regiment - Wikipedia

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    In accordance with the federal law of December 8, 1997 "On Immortalizing the Soviet People’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945", the regiment also maintains a guard of honor (Russian: Почётный караул) at the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The regiment is housed in the historic Kremlin Arsenal.