Did you know.. The US battled the Red Army on Russian Soil?

[Analog]

The Polar Bear Expedition (also known as the Northern Russian Expedition, the American North Russia Expeditionary Force - ANREF or the American Expeditionary Force North Russia - AEFNR) was a contingent of about 5,000 U.S. troops who landed in Arkhangelsk, Russia and fought the Bolshevik forces in the surrounding region during the period of September 1918 through July 1919. The expedition was part of a larger foreign involvement in the Russian Civil War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Bear_Expedition

These soldiers were to become members of the American North Russian Expeditionary Force. Along with British, French and Canadian allies these "Polar Bears" were sent to the frozen frontier of Archangel, Russia, in September 1918, in a confused attempt to thwart the Russian revolution. It would be another grueling nine months before they would finally make it home in June 1919.

http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=178&category=life

 

[Kenji4861]

no, thanks for the info.

 

[dug777]

interesting...

 

[Taggart]

Now if the US, Britain and France had only taken out the Commies back in 1918, it would have saved a lot of lives.

 

[MasterAndCommander]

yes I knew that. Did you know that the Japanese invaded the US during WW2? -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Aleutian_Islands

Also...US pilots battled the Red Air Force over the skys of Korea during the 50's as some of the MiG's were piloted by Soviets

Israel also battled the Soviets in dogfights I think during the 70's when the piloted MiG's for the Egyptians...I think.

 

[Taggart]

One that I've thought was pretty crazy: Japan and England invaded German territory as allies in WWI!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsingtao

This opened the way for Japanese imperialism in the Pacific...culminating in Pearl Harbor 27 years later.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

damn commies

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
yes I knew that. Did you know that the Japanese invaded the US during WW2? -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Aleutian_Islands

Also...US pilots battled the Red Air Force over the skys of Korea during the 50's as some of the MiG's were piloted by Soviets

Israel also battled the Soviets in dogfights I think during the 70's when the piloted MiG's for the Egyptians...I think.

Didn't know about the last one.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Kenji4861
no, thanks for the info.

http://pages.prodigy.net/mvgrobbel/photos/polar_bear_2001.htm

 

[destrekor]

yep... i knew the US provided aid for the White Army and helped fought the Red Army.