MINSK, 3 June (BelTA) – Widely known as Katyusha, the BM-13 was a truly innovative weapon for its time. It was used in all major operations of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, terrifying the ...

Just as much as photographs and museum exhibits, the sounds of war are vital to telling their stories. World War II brought humanity many new sounds. The roar of a nuclear explosion, the howl of a ...

‘There were many cases of people becoming mad due to the Soviet’s rocket launcher fire,’ a captured German corporal said, according to a report written during the Red Army’s counteroffensive in 1941.

The “Katyusha” is a famous type of rocket launcher first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. The Katyusha is not the weapon’s official name, it is a loving nickname given by the ...