Gen. George S. Patton Jr. and the Lipizzaner
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Gen. George S. Patton Jr. and Robert Patterson, the Undersecretary of War, drove to Schloss Arco in nearby St. Martin in Innkreiss in Upper Austria to see the white Lipizzaner stallions of the famous Spanische Hofreitschule, or Spanish Riding School on the day before Germany surrendered and war in Europe ended. The Lipizzaners was secretly evacuated to St. Martin from Vienna in March 1945 by the Spanish Riding School' director, Col. Alois Podhajsky, who was afraid the stallions would be killed by air raids or captured by the approaching Russian army and sent to the Soviet Union.
Publication Name: Army
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0004-2455
Year: 2006
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Kremlin ratifies START II - finally
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The Russian lower house of parliament has finally approved the START II nuclear arms reduction treaty in Apr 14, 1999. After the voting, Russian Pres Vladimir V. Putin stressed that his country will only implement START II if the US continue to adhere to the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. He further stated that a unitlateral withdrawal by the US from the 1972 treaty, which some US lawmakers have suggested, will lead to Russia's withdrawal not only from START II but also from other similar treaties.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2000
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Ivorian futures: Scenarios for the rise or fall of Cote d'lovoire
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Three possible outcomes to the mounting electoral crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, and their probable effects on national stability, are assessed. It is learnt that of the three scenarios for Cote d'Ivoire in September 2007, the highest risk is the perpetuation of the status quo, unwilling or unable to fulfill the necessary preconditions for post-conflict election.
Publication Name: Jane's Intelligence Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0955-1247
Year: 2006
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