Got what you meant.
I was unfortunate enough to be born on the wrong side of the iron curtain. This is what my uncle told me.
Soviet military drill to take a tank across a river. Soldiers manning the fast barge found out that the compass is full of 96% spirit. They pried it open and drank it. Then the barge crashed into port. Probably helped by every man on board being drunk. Then the tank was craned on to the barge, but the crane crew was drunk also and put the tank on a side where it 1) fell into the water 2) capsized the barge
Fellow freepers stationed in Berlin know the best, but I have heard this drill made people know Russians are not 7 feet tall (and neither are they organized).