“We want it like the Russians”: the American military admitted that they dream of Russian weapons. US elite soldier talks about Russians

From the diary of a soldier of Army Group Center, August 20, 1941. After such an experience in German troops the saying “Better than three” quickly came into use. French campaigns than one Russian": " The losses are terrible, they cannot be compared with those in France... Today the road is ours, tomorrow the Russians take it, then we do it again, and so on... I have never seen anyone more evil than these Russians. Real chain dogs! You never know what to expect from them. And where do they get tanks and everything else from?!»

Erich Mende, Lieutenant of the 8th Silesian Infantry Division, about a conversation that took place in the last peaceful moments of June 22, 1941: “My commander was twice my age, and he had already fought with the Russians near Narva in 1917, when he was with the rank of lieutenant. " Here, in these vast expanses, we will find our death, like Napoleon, - he did not hide his pessimism. - Mende, remember this hour, it marks the end of the old Germany».

Alfred Durwanger, Lieutenant, commander of the anti-tank company of the 28th Infantry Division, advancing from East Prussia through Suwalki: “ When we entered the first battle with the Russians, they clearly did not expect us, but they could not be called unprepared either. We had no trace of enthusiasm! Rather, everyone was overcome by a sense of the enormity of the upcoming campaign. And then the question arose: where, from which settlement will this campaign end?»

Anti-tank gunner Johann Danzer, Brest, June 22, 1941: “ On the very first day, as soon as we went on the attack, one of our men shot himself with his own weapon. Clutching the rifle between his knees, he inserted the barrel into his mouth and pulled the trigger. This is how the war and all the horrors associated with it ended for him.».

General Günther Blumentritt, Chief of Staff of the 4th Army: « The behavior of the Russians, even in the first battle, was strikingly different from the behavior of the Poles and allies who were defeated in Western Front. Even when surrounded, the Russians steadfastly defended themselves».

Schneiderbauer, Lieutenant, commander of a platoon of 50-mm anti-tank guns of the 45th Infantry Division about the battles on the South Island of the Brest Fortress: “The battle for capturing the fortress was fierce - numerous losses... Where the Russians were knocked out or smoked out, new forces soon appeared. They crawled out of basements, houses, sewer pipes and other temporary shelters, conducted targeted fire, and our losses were constantly growing"" (from combat reports of the 45th Wehrmacht Infantry Division, which was entrusted with the capture of the Brest Fortress; the division consisted of 17 thousand personnel against the 8 thousand-strong garrison of the fortress taken by surprise; in the first day of fighting in Russia alone, the division lost almost as many soldiers and officers as in the entire 6 weeks of the campaign in France).

“These meters turned into a continuous fierce battle for us, which did not subside from the first day. Everything around had already been destroyed almost to the ground, no stone was left of the buildings... The sappers of the assault group climbed onto the roof of the building just opposite us. They had explosive charges on long poles and they stuck them through the windows. top floor- suppressed enemy machine gun nests. But almost to no avail - the Russians did not give up. Most of them were holed up in strong basements, and our artillery fire did not harm them. Look, there’s an explosion, another one, everything is quiet for a minute, and then they open fire again.”

Chief of Staff of the 48th tank corps, later chief of staff of the 4th Tank Army: “ It can be said with almost certainty that no cultured Westerner will ever understand the character and soul of the Russians. Knowledge of the Russian character can serve as the key to understanding the fighting qualities of the Russian soldier, his advantages and methods of fighting on the battlefield. The perseverance and mental makeup of a fighter have always been the primary factors in war and often turned out to be more important in their significance than the number and armament of troops...

You can never tell in advance what a Russian will do: as a rule, he rushes from one extreme to the other. His nature is as unusual and complex as this huge and incomprehensible country itself... Sometimes the Russian infantry battalions were in confusion after the very first shots, and the next day the same units fought with fanatical tenacity... The Russian as a whole is, of course, an excellent soldier and with skillful leadership is a dangerous opponent».

Hans Becker, tankman of the 12th Panzer Division: « On the Eastern Front I met people who could be called a special race. Already the first attack turned into a battle for life and death».

From the memoirs of an anti-tank gunner about the first hours of the war: “During the attack, we came across a light Russian T-26 tank, we immediately shot it straight from the 37 graph paper. When we began to approach, a Russian leaned out waist-high from the tower hatch and opened fire on us with a pistol. It soon became clear that he had no legs; they were torn off when the tank was hit. And, despite this, he fired at us with a pistol!”

Hoffmann von Waldau, Major General, Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe Command, diary entry dated June 31, 1941: “Quality level Soviet pilots much higher than expected... The fierce resistance and its massive nature do not correspond to our initial assumptions.”

From an interview with war correspondent Curizio Malaparte (Zuckert) officer tank unit Army Group Center: “We took almost no prisoners, because the Russians always fought to the last soldier. They didn't give up. Their hardening cannot be compared with ours...”

Erhard Routh, Colonel, commander of the Kampfgruppe "Raus" about the KV-1 tank, which shot and crushed a column of trucks and tanks and an artillery battery of Germans; In total, the tank crew (4 Soviet soldiers) held back the advance of the Raus battle group (about half a division) for two days, June 24 and 25:

«… Inside the tank lay the bodies of the brave crew, who had previously only received injuries. Deeply shocked by this heroism, we buried them with full military honors. They fought until their last breath, but this was just one small drama of the great war. After being the only one heavy tank blocked the road for 2 days, it started to work…»

From the diary of Chief Lieutenant of the 4th Panzer Division Henfeld: “July 17, 1941. Sokolnichi, near Krichev. In the evening they buried an unknown Russian soldier ( we're talking about about a 19-year-old senior artillery sergeant). He stood alone at the cannon, shot at a column of tanks and infantry for a long time, and died. Everyone was surprised at his courage... Oberst said before his grave that if all the Fuhrer’s soldiers fought like this Russian, we would conquer the whole world. They fired three times in volleys from rifles. After all, he is Russian, is such admiration necessary?

From the confession of the battalion doctor of Major Neuhof, commander of the 3rd battalion of the 18th infantry regiment of Army Group Center; Having successfully broken through the border defenses, the battalion numbering 800 people was attacked by a unit of 5 Soviet soldiers: “I did not expect anything like this. It’s pure suicide to attack the battalion’s forces with five fighters.”

From a letter from an infantry officer of the 7th Panzer Division about the battles in a village near the Lama River, mid-November 1941: “ You simply won’t believe this until you see it with your own eyes. The soldiers of the Red Army, even burning alive, continued to shoot from the burning houses».

Mellenthin Friedrich von Wilhelm, Major General of the Panzer Forces, chief of staff of the 48th Tank Corps, later chief of staff of the 4th Tank Army, participant in the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk:

« Russians have always been famous for their contempt for death; The communist regime has further developed this quality, and now the massive Russian attacks are more effective than ever before. The attack undertaken twice will be repeated for the third and fourth time, regardless of the losses incurred, and both the third and fourth attacks will be carried out with the same stubbornness and composure... They did not retreat, but rushed forward uncontrollably. Repelling this kind of attack depends not so much on the availability of technology, but on whether the nerves can withstand it. Only battle-hardened soldiers were able to overcome the fear that gripped everyone».

Fritz Siegel, corporal, from a letter home dated December 6, 1941: “My God, what are these Russians planning to do to us? It would be good if up there they at least listened to us, otherwise we will all have to die here.”

From the diary of a German soldier: “October 1st. Our assault battalion reached the Volga. More precisely, there are still 500 meters to the Volga. Tomorrow we will be on the other side, and the war is over.

October 3. Very strong fire resistance, we cannot overcome these 500 meters. We are standing on the border of some kind of grain elevator.

October 10. Where do these Russians come from? The elevator is no longer there, but every time we approach it, fire is heard from underground.

October 15. Hurray, we made it through the elevator. There are only 100 people left from our battalion. It turned out that the elevator was defended by 18 Russians, we found 18 corpses” (the Nazi battalion that stormed these heroes for 2 weeks numbered about 800 people).

Joseph Goebbels: « Courage is courage inspired by spirituality. The tenacity with which the Bolsheviks defended themselves in their pillboxes in Sevastopol is akin to some kind of animal instinct, and it would be a deep mistake to consider it the result of Bolshevik convictions or upbringing. Russians have always been like this and, most likely, will always remain like this.».

Hubert Coralla, corporal medical unit of the 17th Panzer Division, about the battles along the Minsk-Moscow highway: “ They fought to the last, even the wounded did not let us get close to them. One Russian sergeant, unarmed, with a terrible wound in his shoulder, rushed at our people with a sapper's shovel, but he was immediately shot. Madness, real madness. They fought like animals and died in dozens».

From a letter from a mother to a Wehrmacht soldier: “My dear son! Maybe you can still find a piece of paper to let me know. Yesterday I received a letter from Yoz. He is fine. He writes: “I used to really want to take part in the attack on Moscow, but now I would be glad to get out of all this hell.”

American experts in the field small arms sadly note that machine guns and sniper rifles marked “ Made in USA” cannot be compared with their Russian counterparts. To be convinced of this, just look at the footage from the areas where the US Army is conducting fighting. American infantrymen go on missions loaded head to toe with AKs, RPKs and SVDs. And no wonder, getting a “Russian barrel” in a conflict zone is considered a great success by the brave peddlers of democracy. It's getting ridiculous: recently initiative group The US Department of Defense has appealed to industry with a request to establish a constant production of Russian-style weapons and ammunition.

According to Pentagon representatives, it is not only the American military that is waiting for Russian assault rifles and machine guns. Simple and reliable weapons from Russia are ideal for arming the so-called “moderate” opposition opposing the legitimate government in Syria. The American Congress even allocated a very substantial sum of $800 million for this project.

With these funds, this and next year it is planned to purchase 62,000 AK-47 assault rifles, over 7,000 PKM machine guns, 3,500 DShK heavy machine guns, more than 700 sniper rifles SVD and several thousand more small arms.

American soldier with AK in Afghanistan. Photo: Gazeta.ru

Of course, the Americans plan to purchase all these weapons not from Russia (which has the right to licensed production), but from their own manufacturers.

Today, there are several enterprises operating in the United States that produce copies of Soviet and Russian weapons. At the same time, for any permission from the legal copyright holders, the Kalashnikov concern and the Plant named after. V.A. Degtyarev, these companies were not contacted.

However, in the States themselves they don’t seem to notice this and are willing to finance essentially “weapons pirates.” An inexplicable position for the authorities of a country that teaches the whole world about legality and the rule of law.

Officials of the Main Directorate of Troops are aware of the advantages of Russian weapons like no one else. special purpose US Department of Defense (USSOCOM). It is this organization that is engaged in arming American allies around the world, from Syria to Ukraine.

The illegal business of manufacturing copies of Russian weapons has long flourished in the United States.

Recently, USSOCOM turned to representatives of the US military-industrial complex with a request to “copy and, if possible, improve some examples of foreign (read, Russian) small arms.”

Most of all, the department liked the modernized Kalashnikov machine gun (PKM) and the large-caliber heavy machine gun of Nikitin, Sokolov and Volkov (NSV “Utes”).

The 12.7-mm NSV Utes machine gun is capable of destroying lightly armored targets and even aircraft

In essence, the US authorities intend to legalize the counterfeit production of patented intellectual property of another state on its territory. According to military expert Konstantin Makienko, many companies will be happy to respond to USSOCOM’s proposal, so the implementation of this initiative is a matter of the near future.

In addition to arming American military personnel and fighters of formations loyal to the United States, this project pursues another, less obvious goal.

Recently, Russia has been seriously squeezing the United States in the global arms market, taking away valuable buyers from the United States one after another. Apparently, in retaliation, Washington intends to flood the market with copies of Russian assault rifles and machine guns, which could seriously undermine the position of our country.

Nevertheless, without even suspecting it, the Americans, with their statements, gave Russian weapons good publicity. After such confessions of a “potential enemy”, even the most inveterate skeptics will not be able to deny High Quality domestic weapons systems.

Lately, Americans have been faced with the fact that far from the most educated soldiers are increasingly serving in the US Army. In addition, exposé articles appear in the press describing poor discipline, corruption and theft. But the American leadership is trying to ignore this.

One of the problems with the United States military is cowardice.

On October 11 last year, Washington introduced a special rule for American pilots in Syria. Pilots were prohibited from approaching Russian aircraft at a distance closer than 32 kilometers. The thing is that, due to stress, the American military often behaves too strangely. It turns out that overseas soldiers are so easily demoralized that sometimes it is not at all clear how they can fight?

For example, one day a Russian TU-95 bomber flew 40 miles off the California coast and wished its colleagues on the emergency frequency good morning, congratulating them on Independence Day.

The American command expressed a protest about this, since both pilots and air traffic controllers appeared Russian plane experienced enormous stress at their borders!

Moreover, fear is felt not only by soldiers in the conflict zone, but also by Pentagon staffers. They raised the alarm after noticing that a Russian military apparatus, Luch, was located 5 km from the American secret satellite. He did nothing wrong to the American facility, but panic began in the American mission control center. The military said the Russians' behavior was provocative and abnormal.

However, such fear sometimes benefits military personnel overseas, because it makes them remember at least some kind of discipline. For example, a scandal recently broke out in the United States. A truck belonging to the Safe Transportation Authority (an organization that transports nuclear waste) suddenly went missing. After several hours of searching, the police found the car on the side of the road, and the drivers so drunk that they could not stand on their feet.

And at the American Air Force Base Malstrom, in Montana, the military personnel had even more fun. While guarding intercontinental ballistic missiles, the guards of this base began to use drugs. So much so that they began to hallucinate. It’s not hard to imagine how it all would have ended if one of the officers had not found the soldiers in a narcotic dope right at the control panel of a nuclear facility. It turned out that the servicemen had been taking fungous substances for a couple of months, right on combat duty.

American soldiers in general are increasingly behaving rather strangely while on duty. For example, at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, Sergeant First Class Gregory McQueen founded a brothel. The soldier met girls who lived in the surrounding villages and offered them round sums for intimate relations with officers. At the same time, he gave each new beauty a test. The girl had to please him, and for free. After the sergeant was detained, he fully confessed to everything, telling investigators which of the officers went to the left and how many times.

Another characteristic feature of the American army is theft.

The soldiers steal everything they can. Related scandals overseas arise regularly, and recently the US armed forces found themselves at the center of another trouble. After another audit, it turned out that the American group in Afghanistan had a shortage of as much as 420 million dollars!

Allegedly, the military lost a huge number of cars and high-tech equipment. Although, in fact, they sold this equipment. Where is unknown. The scam has not yet been uncovered. The fact is that all suspects and witnesses mysteriously suddenly developed amnesia during interrogation.

However, it is better to understand the extent to which chaos took hold of the American army using the example of the scandal at Arlington Cemetery. Relatives have been contacting its management for many months with complaints that they cannot find the graves of their loved ones. As a result, the scandal reached the Pentagon leadership. The audit showed that cemetery workers mixed up more than 6 thousand graves when installing signs, and the remains of many soldiers were buried incorrectly.

Hundreds of graves were completely missing from the cemetery map, and unknown remains appeared in supposedly empty plots. In general, the cemetery workers had no respect for the deceased. And so it is everywhere: in cemeteries there is confusion, among personnel there is decay. And even the generals behave rather strangely: in their speeches they now refer to data from Twitter or Facebook.

American generals can be understood. Washington quite often forces them not to fight, but only to imitate war, as is happening in Syria. Moreover, in the rear of the armed forces, complete chaos also quite often reigns. It even got to the point where gaps appeared in the United States nuclear shield. Recently, the Pentagon started checking strategic troops. It turned out that things were very bad there, and not only with equipment and communications.

On three bases nuclear missiles in North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, only one kit for attaching warheads to ballistic missiles turned out to be operational. Workers had to line up behind him to carry out work. And transport instruments from base to base using a courier service.

Today american army can safely boast of only one of its commander-in-chief, who was recognized as the best among dancing presidents, according to the Washington Post. And it seems that Obama really knows a lot about this. In plasticity and a sense of rhythm, the President of the United States will give odds to any world leader.

Russians have qualities that even foreigners never question. They were formed over centuries, defensive battles and the heroism of soldiers on the fields of fierce battles.

History has created from the Russian man a clear, full-fledged and realistic image of a dangerous enemy, an image that can no longer be destroyed.

Russia's stunning military success in the past must be consolidated by its armed forces in the present. Therefore, for more than ten years, our country has been actively increasing, modernizing and improving its defensive force.

Of course, our country also had defeats. But even then, as for example during the Russo-Japanese War, the enemy always noted the excellent qualities and absolute heroism of the majority of Russian troops.

The Twentieth Corps, on the fields of the First World War, managed in an unimaginable way to hold off the advance of 2 German armies at once. Thanks to perseverance, perseverance and consistency domestic victories, the Germans failed to carry out their plan to encircle the “Eastern” Front. The entire strategic Blitzkrieg of 1915 ended on this day.

S. Steiner, an eyewitness to the death of the 20th Corps of the Russian Army in the Augustow Forests, literally wrote the following in the German newspaper “Local Anzeiger”:

“The Russian soldier endures losses and holds on even when death is clear and inevitable for him.”

The German officer Heino von Basedow, who visited Russia more than once in 1911, said that:

“Russians by their nature are not warlike, but on the contrary, they are quite peace-loving...”

But after just a few years, he already agreed with the war correspondent Brandt, who often and firmly said:

“...Russia’s love of peace concerns only peaceful days and friendly surroundings. When the country faces an attacking aggressor, you will not recognize any of these “peaceful” people.”

Later, R. Brandt will describe the series of events that took place:

“The attempt to break through for the 10th Army was pure “madness”! The soldiers and officers of the XX Corps, having shot almost all the ammunition, did not retreat on February 15, but launched a final bayonet attack, being shot by German artillery and machine guns from our side. More than 7 thousand people died that day, but is this crazy? Holy “madness” is already heroism. It showed the Russian warrior as we know him from the time of Skobelev, the storming of Plevna, the battles in the Caucasus and the storming of Warsaw! The Russian soldier knows how to fight extremely well, he endures all sorts of hardships and is able to be persistent, even if he is inevitably threatened with certain death!

F. Engels, in his fundamental work “Can Europe Disarm,” in turn noted in detail:

“The Russian soldier is undoubtedly distinguished by great courage... the whole social life has taught him to see solidarity as the only means of salvation... There is no way to disperse Russian battalions, forget about it: the more dangerous the enemy, the more tightly Russian soldiers hold on to each other”...

We often talk about the aces of the Great Patriotic War, but more than thirty years earlier, in 1915, a military columnist for the Austrian newspaper Pester Loyd already quite specifically stated:

“It would be simply ridiculous to speak with disrespect about Russian pilots. Of course, the Russians are more dangerous enemies than the French. Russian pilots are cold-blooded. Their attacks may lack planning, just like the French, but in the air they are unshakable and can endure heavy losses without panic or unnecessary fuss. The Russian pilot is and remains a terrible adversary.”

All this has been preserved to this day.

“Why did we have such problems advancing the Eastern Front?” the German military historian General von Poseck once asked:

“Because the Russian cavalry has always been magnificent. She never shied away from battle on horseback or on foot. She often attacked our machine guns and artillery, and did this even when their attack was doomed to certain death.

The Russians did not pay attention either to the strength of our fire or to their losses. They fought for every inch of land. And if this is not the answer to your question, then what more?

Descendants German soldiers, who had already fought in the Second World War, were fully able to convince themselves of the faithfulness of the covenants of their distant ancestors:

"He who is in Great War fought against the Russians,” wrote German Army Major Kurt Hesse, “will forever retain in his soul deep respect for this enemy. No major ones technical means, which we had at our disposal, only weakly supported by our own artillery, they had to withstand unequal competition with us for weeks and months. Bleeding, they still fought bravely. They held the flank and heroically fulfilled their duty...”

Often liberals and representatives of the Russian “opposition” ridicule the grandiose victory of all Soviet families. They see it as ridiculous that mounted Russians in World War II rushed at machine guns and long-range shots from an armed enemy. “It makes no sense,” they prove to us. And here’s what the German soldiers themselves thought about it:

“341st Infantry Regiment. We stood in position, taking positions and preparing for defense. Suddenly, from behind the farm, a group of unknown horses became noticeable. It was as if there were no riders on them at all... Two, four, eight... More and more in number and quantity... Then I remembered East Prussia, where I had to deal with Russian Cossacks more than once... I understood everything and shouted:

“Shoot! Cossacks! Cossacks! Horse attack!”...And at the same time I heard from the side:

“They hang on the sides of horses! Fire! Hold on at all costs!”...

Anyone who could hold a rifle, without waiting for a command, opened fire. Some standing, some kneeling, some lying down. Even the wounded fired... Machine guns also opened fire, showering the attackers with a hail of bullets...

There was a hellish noise everywhere, nothing should have remained from the attackers... And suddenly, on the right and on the left, the horsemen in the previously closed ranks incredibly dissolved and scattered. Everything looked as if a sheaf had been untied. They were rushing towards us. In the first line were the Cossacks, hanging on the sides of the horses, and holding on to them as if they were clinging to them with their teeth... One could already see their Sarmatian faces and the tips of terrible pikes.

Horror took possession of us as never before; my hair literally stood on end. The despair that gripped us suggested only one thing: shoot!.. Shoot to the last opportunity and sell your lives as dearly as possible!

In vain did the officers give the command “get down!” The immediate proximity of the menacing danger forced everyone who could to jump to their feet and prepare for last fight... A second... And a few steps away from me, a Cossack pierces my comrade with a pike; I personally saw how a Russian on horseback, struck by several bullets, stubbornly galloped and dragged him until he fell dead from his own horse!..."

This is how the “uselessness” of the attacks and the “unnecessary heroism” preached by our liberals was assessed by German contemporaries who saw it live. They saw the same thing as the absurd idea of ​​“the peaceful surrender of the siege of Stalingrad”...

...An experienced American soldier, during a banquet, frankly spoke to the author about the Russians and why they are so feared in the United States.

It so happened that I had the opportunity to participate in the same project with real Americans. Nice guys, pros. In the six months that the project was underway, we managed to become friends. As expected, the successful completion of the project ends with drinking. And now our banquet is in full swing, I got into a tongue-in-cheek conversation with a guy with whom we were discussing the same topic. Of course, we discussed who was “cooler”, talked about the first satellite, lunar program, airplanes, weapons, etc.

And I asked a question:

Tell me, American, why are you so afraid of us, you’ve been living in Russia for six months, you’ve seen everything yourself, there are no bears on the street and no one rides in tanks?

Oh, I'll explain that. The sergeant instructor explained this to us when I served in National Guard USA. This instructor went through many hot spots, he was hospitalized twice, and both times because of the Russians. He told us all the time that Russia is the only and most terrible enemy.
The first time was in 1989, in Afghanistan. This was his first business trip, young, not yet shelled, he helped civilians when the Russians decided to destroy a mountain village.

Wait! - I interrupted. - Us already wasn’t there in 1989 in Afghanistan.

Us too more wasn’t there in 1991 in Afghanistan, but I don’t see any point in not believing him. Listen.

And I listened, and in front of me was no longer a peaceful young engineer, but an American veteran.

“I provided security, the Russians were no longer in Afghanistan, the locals began to fight with each other, our task was to organize the redeployment of a friendly partisan detachment to the area we controlled, everything went according to plan, but two Russian helicopters appeared in the sky, why and why, I Don't know. Having made a turn, they changed formation and began to approach our positions. A volley of stingers, the Russians went over the ridge. I managed to take a position behind a large-caliber machine gun, I waited, Russian vehicles were supposed to appear from behind the ridge, a good burst at the side would do them good. And the Russian helicopter was not long in coming; it appeared, not from behind the ridge, but from below from the gorge and hovered 30 meters from me. I desperately pressed the trigger and saw the bullets bouncing off the glass, striking sparks.

I saw the Russian pilot smiling.

I woke up already at the base. Mild contusion. I was later told that the pilot took pity on me, the Russians considered it a sign of skill to deal with the locals and leave the European alive, I don’t know why, and I don’t believe it. Leaving an enemy behind who is capable of a surprise is stupid, but the Russians are not stupid.

Then there were many different business trips, the next time I encountered the Russians in Kosovo.

It was a crowd of untrained idiots, with machine guns from the Vietnam War, armored armor probably left over from the Second World War, heavy, inconvenient, no navigators, night vision devices, nothing else, just a machine gun, a helmet and armored armor. They drove their armored personnel carriers wherever they wanted and wherever they wanted, passionately kissed the civilian population, baked bread for them (they brought a bakery with them and baked bread). They fed everyone their own porridge with canned meat, which they cooked themselves in a special cauldron. We were treated with disdain and constantly insulted. It wasn't an army, but who knows what. How can you interact with them? All our reports to the Russian leadership were ignored. Somehow we got into a serious fight, we didn’t share the route, if it weren’t for the Russian officer who calmed these monkeys down, we could have reached the trunks. These idiots needed to be punished. Give it a fuck and put it in its place. Without, we only needed Russian corpses, but so that they would understand. They wrote a note in Russian, but with mistakes, like the Serb wrote that nice guys were gathering at night to give p...d to the insolent Russian bastards. We prepared thoroughly, light body armor, police batons, night vision devices, stun guns, no knives or firearms. We approached them, observing all the rules of camouflage and sabotage. These idiots didn’t even post, so that means we’ll fuck the sleeping ones, we deserve it. When we almost reached the tents, there was a fucking “RY-YAY-AAA.” And from all the cracks these idiots crawled out, for some reason dressed only in striped shirts. I accepted the first one.

I woke up already at the base. Mild contusion. They told me later that the guy took pity on me and hit me flat; if he had hit me for real, he would have taken my head off. Me, f..., an experienced fighter elite unit Marine Corps USA, knocks out a Russian skinny bastard in 10 seconds - and with what??? And you know what? Gardening and entrenching tools.

Shovel! Yes, it would never have occurred to me to fight with a sapper shovel, but they are taught this, but unofficially, among the Russians it was considered a sign of skill to know how to fight with a sapper shovel. I later realized that they were waiting for us, but why did they come out in shirts, only in shirts, because it is natural for a person to protect himself, to wear armored armor and a helmet. Why only in shirts? And their fucking “RY-YAY-AAA”!

I was once waiting for a flight at the Detroit airport, there was a Russian family there, mom, dad, daughter, also waiting for their plane. The father bought somewhere and brought a hefty ice cream to the girl, about three years old. She jumped with delight, clapped her hands and do you know what she screamed? Their fucking “RY-YAY-AAA”! Three years old, speaks poorly, and already shouts “RY-YAY-AAA”!

But those guys with this cry went to die for their country. They knew that it would just be a hand-to-hand fight, without weapons, but they were going to die. But they didn't go to kill!

It's easy to kill while sitting in an armored helicopter or holding a razor-sharp blade in your hands. They didn't feel sorry for me. Killing for the sake of killing is not for them. But they are ready to die if necessary.

And then I realized: Russia is the only and most terrible enemy.”

This is how a soldier from an elite US unit told us about you. Let's go, have another glass?.. Russian! And I'm not afraid of you!

The presentation and translation are mine, don’t look for inaccuracies and discrepancies, they exist, I was drunk and don’t remember the details, I retold what I remembered...