Matua Island. What were 70 silent for years?

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At the beginning of June 2017, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation together with the Russian Geographical Society began an expedition to the island of Matua. This island played a strategic role during the Second World War. The Japanese turned it into an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" - the strongest stronghold among the other islands of the Kuril Ridge. Were built powerful fortifications, long-term firing points and underground infrastructure.

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    1. +12
      26 November 2017 18: 23
      And I remember that EBN almost passed the Kuril Islands, demon ...
      1. +8
        26 November 2017 20: 08
        He is a natural EBN sorcerer!
      2. +13
        27 November 2017 00: 13
        Quote: Evrodav
        And I remember that EBN almost passed the Kuril Islands, demon ...

        Do not so offend the evil spirits, reckoning Yeltsin to it! Yes EBN was just a miserable drunk! negative
        1. +9
          27 November 2017 11: 48
          Yetzin succeeded in what Hitler was unable to do - the destruction of the entire industry of the USSR ...., of course, he was just a miserable drunk, and we all are EBN ......
          1. 0
            April 24 2018 19: 08
            I wonder how difficult it will be to pass round the hills to make out?
      3. +2
        27 November 2017 15: 08
        EBN passed a lot of things, but did not have time for the Kuril Islands.
    2. +30
      26 November 2017 20: 11
      In the early 80s with the USSR Air Force Command (Generals Denisov V., Terkin V., Head of the Research Institute of the RN Colonel Ivanov A., Director of the Research Institute-93 Guzhva Yu.) I arrived at the Kuril Ridge. They flew around all the islands, chose the locations of the Tropic RSDN base stations. I liked the island of Matua, there were still Japanese rusty tanks. Good luck, our troops in the defense of the country. We defended her.
      And my father-in-law (the father of his wife) commanded the Marine Corps in 1945 during the liberation of these islands from the Japanese. I have the honor.
      1. +10
        27 November 2017 12: 52
        My father ended the war on Kunashir, served there, met my mother and I had the good fortune of being born there.
        I watched the movie with pleasure.
    3. +4
      27 November 2017 18: 33
      The most interesting material !!! I watched despite the late hour, with sound. With great pleasure I will see the sequel, which I hope will appear soon.
    4. +2
      30 November 2017 06: 38
      Quote: Evrodav
      And I remember that EBN almost passed the Kuril Islands, demon ...

      ... this is what it is - our elite-scum - without honor and conscience - one is worse than the other ..
    5. +3
      1 December 2017 18: 30
      Yes, the sequel would be nice! As I understand it, work at the very beginning has not yet been found anything particularly interesting. Well, and the Japs, I feel, knowingly kicking the Kuril Islands with their feet!

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