[dfwgator]

And what did we do?

[Williams]

What did we do?

We kept world peace over those bastards until we could assist in the liberation of all Eastern Europe.

Love the morons here who say the Russians never lose territory - if you don’t count half of Europe.

Russia was a villain then and it sucks now. May they go to hell or find Freedom.

[Wilum]

My weapons crew, a pilot and crew chief spent those days on an alert pad with F-100’s cocked and ready to go at moments notice at torrejon AB Spain.

[ansel12]

“””””In anticipation of the invasion, the Soviet Union had moved troops from the Soviet Union, along with limited numbers of troops from Hungary, Poland, East Germany and Bulgaria into place by announcing Warsaw Pact military exercises. When these forces did invade, they swiftly took control of Prague, other major cities, and communication and transportation links.”””””
Initial invasion:
250,000 (20 divisions)
2,000 tanks
800 aircraft
Peak strength:
350,000–400,000 Soviet troops, 70,000–80,000 from Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary
6,300 tanks

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What would you have done?