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What is an amphibious operation? Which media are used? What are your main risks? On what does your success depend? What does it bring to the attacker if he wins? Military history is replete with names that refer to this type of attack. From Gallipoli to the Falklands, passing through Incheon or most famously, the Normandy landings against the Nazis in World War II, the famous D-Day that changed the course of the struggle started by Hitler.
Now the attacker is Putin. A month has passed since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops and Odessa is one of their main objectives on the Southern Front. His conquest and Mariupol’s conquest would give him control of the entire Ukrainian coast. Just west of Mariupol, the first amphibious operation of the war took place, as confirmed. pentagon And this British intelligence services, This coincided with the capture of the port city of Burdiansk, which the Russians use to redeploy their troops to the area. It is there that Ukraine claims to have sank a Russian amphibious ship.
an offensive to unbalance the front
Juan Angel Lopez Diazu He is a retired Marine colonel and member of Spanish Association of Military Writers, He has spent his career practicing on amphibious ships such as Russia could launch against Odessa. In this video, he explains the characteristics of these crimes, which bring great benefits if the attacker is successful, but also involve significant risks.
In this video you will find:
- Interview with Juan Angel López DíazRetired Marine Colonel and member of AEME.
- Demonstration Amphibious Operations Images of the Russian and American fleets.
- Graphics of main types of ships involved in amphibious operations
