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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

The Lord God is my Armour!

- Gustavus Adolphus, refusing the steel body armour offered by his aides.
At the Battle of Lützen (where he was killed), 16. September 1632.

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Military Word Of The Day

GBAD

Ground Based Air Defence

Today in Military History

July 30

1941:

Hitler halts advance on Moscow

1945:

US heavy cruiser Indianapolis sunk by Japanese submarine after delivering atomic bomb parts to Saipan - last major Allied ship to be lost

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