Janissaries (from the Turkish for ‘new soldier’) were the elite infantry of the Ottoman Empire - and served as the Sultan's Household troops and bodyguard
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The Germans were equipped with two excellent machine guns in the MG34 and rapid-firing MG42 – known to Allied troops as ‘Hitler’s Buzz Saw’ because of its distinctive noise
Following a swift search of the Mediterranean
Korean War: North Korean KPA SMG squad Axis Janissaries (from the Turkish forThe forces of the KPA were vast, incorporating between 150,000 200,000 personnel, divided into 10 Infantry divisions, 1 Tank division, and 1 Air Force division. Although North Korean conscription was in effect before the outbreak of war, many young men were encouraged or pressed into service by their own families for the promise of financial reward. At the outbreak of the Korea war in 1950, the KPA were better prepared in every way for the coming