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Last time we spoke about the second Russian Counter Offensive over the Heights. Night operations opened the action: scouts moved in darkness, wires were cut, and Hill 52 fell before dawn, followed by Shachaofeng as dawn pressed the front. The Russians responded with a heavy counterattack, tanks, aircraft, and sustained artillery, yet the Japanese adapted quickly, shifting guns and reinforcing sectors to hold the crest. By 3–5 August, Japanese and Soviet forces fought in a fragmented front across multiple sectors: Hill 52, Changkufeng, Shachaofeng, the lake. Japanese commanders coordinated between infantry, engineers, and mountain artillery, while seeking long-range support from Kwantung Army. Soviet artillery sought to disrupt lines of communication and press from the Crestline with massed tanks and air strikes. Despite intense bombardments and repeated tank assaults, Japanese regimental guns, antitank teams, and close-quarters defense bore the brunt of the defense, inflicting heavy Soviet losses. Yet in the end the Japanese had yet again repelled the enemy from the heights.   #183 The end was near for Changkufeng Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. While the front-line fighting raged on 6 August, Tokyo moved to supply the 19th Division with the coveted long-range artillery and antiaircraft support. In the evening, the Korea Army officially learned from the AGS that, by Imperial order, the Kwantung Army would add the strength already informally approved: four 7.5-centimeter field guns, two 15-centimeter cannons, two 10-centimeter railway guns, and two 7.5-centimeter antiaircraft guns. The North China Area Army would also provide mobile antiaircraft units. The Korea Army estimated that the field and heavy artillery reinforcements would reach the town of Tumen on 7–8 August. The new guns were expected to ease the division's pressure in due course. The fighting continued on the 7th. The 75th Infantry observed that, despite the Russians' vigorous attacks aimed at capturing Hill 52 and Changkufeng on 6 August, they failed at both objectives and were repelled with heavy losses. Because of the Soviets' ignominious defeat at Changkufeng, they seemed determined to seize Hill 52 on 7 August. Most of the shallow and isolated Japanese positions at Hill 52 had been shattered by bombardments. Some men retrieved Japanese corpses still piled atop one another; the wounded were to proceed to the rear by themselves. Many had not eaten since the morning of 6 August, yet morale remained high. It was decided to knock out the Soviets' advancing tanks under the cover of darkness, employing infantry and engineers. At 03:00, these elements moved against the armor 150 meters behind the Russian wire, killed some advancing infantry, and destroyed two tanks. The infantry platoon leader, Warrant Officer Kanaoka, jumped aboard a tank, pried open the turret, and fought with his blade as blood dripped from the blade. The eastern sky brightened as he stood there smiling and holding his bloodied sword; at that moment, Private First Class Kimura exploded a grenade inside the tank, which promptly blew up. The assault force returned safely at dawn. At dawn, from heavy-weapon positions 200–300 meters in front, the Soviets opened fire, exploiting gaps between the smashed armor. Since 04:00, sixty Russian tanks had been moving south on the far side of Khasan. By daybreak, more than ten machines could be seen in the dip northeast of Hill 52, with several dozen other tanks newly active along Hill 29 Crestline as infantry deployed in gullies. At 05:30, Russian artillery began firing from all directions. In addition to shelling from Gaho, Hill 29, and Maanshan, the Soviets directed flank fire against Hill 52, using two rapid-fire guns 700 meters northeast and three mountain guns on the slope of Changkufeng. As the works at Hill 52 were progressively pulverized, K. Sato dispatched reinforcements from the 76th Regiment there. Near 11:00, the Russian barrage intensified and became more accurate; positions were destroyed one by one, and casualties rose. A new apex of fury occurred between 13:30 and 14:30, when a pall of smoke blanketed the region, producing a ghastly impression. Russian planes bombed and strafed Hill 52 from 11:00; a raid by twelve bombers against the western slope at 13:30 was particularly fierce, though many bombs fell harmlessly into the Tumen. The Russian lines were built up gradually, and all types of Soviet weapons were employed. From 14:30, about 100 Russians approached, led by four tanks, and penetrated the defense positions. Close-quarter counterattacks were launched by elements of three Japanese infantry companies, a machine-gun platoon, and an engineer platoon. One officer recalled "It was tough and costly fighting. Men were overrun by tanks, some losing limbs." Nine engineers linked up with the infantry, placing explosives under tank turrets and blowing up two machines. During the crisis, with tanks and infantry overrunning his lines. From the right wing, in the Eleventh Company sector, the Japanese fought fiercely against Soviet heavy weapons and infantry who had advanced to point-blank range. Master Sergeant Suzuki, acting company commander, on his own initiative ordered the main force to counterattack. Through coordinated action, the Japanese knocked out four tanks that had penetrated their positions. Two enemy battalions that had "come close bravely" were nearly wiped out. Total Soviet strength committed in this sector amounted to three battalions and forty tanks. Japanese losses on the Hill 52 front were heavy indeed: seventy-four had been killed and eighty-five wounded, one hundred fifty-nine out of three hundred twenty-eight men in action. The remnants of one infantry company were commanded by a superior private; sergeants led two other infantry and two machine-gun companies. Seven of thirteen heavy weapons were inoperable.  Meanwhile 9th Company elements defended Noguchi Hill, 800 meters southeast of Changkufeng. By 05:00 on 7 August, Soviet troops facing the hill numbered 200 infantry, five tanks, and two rapid-fire guns. From positions set up the previous night along the lake, the Russians opened fire at dawn while 50 soldiers moved to attack with the tanks in support. Captain Noguchi's men poured fire on the enemy and inflicted heavy losses. But the Russians, who possessed superior supporting fire, fought their way forward until, after 40 minutes, they got within 70 meters. The Soviet tanks disappeared into a dead angle near the lakeshore. When the fog lifted at 06:00, the Russians on the southeast slope of Changkufeng fired down at Noguchi Hill with four heavy machine guns. Seven tanks, advancing anew from the gully northeast of Hill 52, came as close as 80 to 200 meters, deployed to encircle, and opened fire. By now, eight Japanese had been killed and five wounded; most of the light machine guns and grenade dischargers had been crippled and all three heavy weapons were out of action. The Russians attacked again at 08:00, hurling grenades and shouting. A dozen tanks operated in support of two infantry companies. The Japanese responded with grenades; yellow and black smoke masked the heights, and the scene was extremely impressive. Desperate hand-to-hand combat raged along the sector for a half-hour until the Soviets fell back after suffering enormous losses.  At 10:40, the Russians assaulted with infantry from the southeast front and from the Changkufeng direction, aided by tanks from the zone between. Captain Noguchi sortied with his remnant, charged the Russians, and drove them off. In this fighting, however, he was shot in the chest and most of his subordinates were killed or wounded. Somehow the captain stayed on his feet. He and six survivors threw grenades at the Russians, who were now behind the Japanese, and then he led a last charge back to the highest positions. Once the enemy had been evicted, Captain Noguchi collapsed. Only three or four soldiers were in fighting condition. The captain begged them to report to Sato, but, refusing to abandon him, the men managed to help him down to the rear. It was 11:30. Captain Noguchi's unit, which had fought bravely since the first combat on 6 August, had been destroyed. Of 78 officers and men, 40 lay killed and another 31 wounded. The hill had been lost. Meanwhile, Soviet bombardment of the Hill 52 district had been heavy, and phone contact with the regiment was severed. Suddenly, the indomitable Captain Noguchi appeared at headquarters, and the regiment finally learned that the foe had penetrated the defenses. The bleeding captain pleaded for a counterattack and kept trying to return to the fight; K. Sato had to restrain him by ordering him to leave for the rear. It was true that the position Captain Noguchi had occupied was the key point connecting Hill 52 and Changkufeng. But Sato reasoned that if they held solidly to the latter hills, their defenses would never be in danger, and it would be easy to retake Noguchi Hill at any time by concentrating fire from all the high ground and by employing artillery, once strength could be spared. Around sunset, however, Sato received an order from the brigade, and a report came from Changkufeng that "our troops' brave fighting has tied us over the crisis." Reassured, Sato proceeded to Hill 52, cheered on Kojima and the soldiers, and examined the condition of the wounded and the heaped-up corpses.  The 75th Infantry estimated that there had been 900 Russian casualties in the right sector and that more than ten tanks and three heavy machine guns had been put out of action. The regiment itself had lost four officers killed and had four wounded. In the entire right sector which included 1,332 men in action, 140 had been killed and 180 wounded. Seven soldiers of the 75th Infantry were also listed as missing in action but presumed dead. Total casualties including the missing, as a percentage of those listed as engaged, amounted to 25 percent for the right sector unit. On the 7th, the unit had lost 19 machine guns and 11 grenade dischargers. As of 18:00 on 7 August, Japanese intelligence estimated that the Russians had committed a grand total of 25 infantry battalions, up six from 6 August, 80 artillery pieces, up 10, and 200 tanks . Situation maps showed one Soviet infantry battalion east of Changkufeng, another north of Hill 52, armor and infantry in unknown strength east of that hill, and artillery positions from northeast to southeast of Khasan. On the 7th, spotters also observed seven large steamers entering Posyet and Khansi, as well as one 10,000-ton vessel at Yangomudy. At least 200 or 300 enemy soldiers in the Karanchin sector were working to strengthen positions. Units moving south from Novokievsk included 350 trucks, 60 tanks, and 400 troops. Heading north from the region of the battlefield were 100 trucks and 150 horsemen. Meanwhile, on the front in eastern Manchuria, elements of the Kwantung Army's 8th Division had forcibly ousted a small party of Soviet border trespassers. The "punch" had gone out of the Russians in the Hill 52 sector after their thorough defeat on 6 and 7 August, but they continued to build up firepower, deploying heavy weapons and artillery observation posts. The bombardments grew more accurate; even regiment and brigade headquarters lost their last dead angles. By daylight on the 8th, two Soviet infantry battalions plus tanks were deployed on the Hill 52 front. Their main forces were distributed along a line 800 meters from the Japanese, and snipers and machine gunners held positions 200 to 300 meters away. "Each time they detected movement, they sniped at us and interfered with our observation." From 09:00, the Japanese sustained scattered artillery fire. At 13:30 there was a bombing raid by 15 planes, but no casualties were incurred. Soviet guns pounded Hill 52 around 18:30, and the Japanese suffered four or five casualties, but morale was generally high, and they sought to strengthen and repair their positions throughout the night. On the Changkufeng front, which had drawn rather serious attention, Russian heavy guns opened slow fire after 05:00 from east of Khasan and from Maanshan. Through the night of 7–8 August, Soviet infantry had assembled near the lake crossing. Russian troop strength increased beyond one-and-a-half battalions. The defenders ran out of grenades and had to resort to rocks, but by 10:00 the Soviet assault waves began to weaken after five hours of fierce resistance. Supporting the Japanese lines had been barrages by grenade launchers, flank fire by a heavy-machine-gun platoon at Chiangchunfeng, and supported by the mountain artillery. Around 10:30, the attackers fled to Khasan. The battlefield quieted, but enemy snipers dug foxholes 300 meters away and kept up persistent fire, and infantry mounted repeated attacks in varying strength.    Since morning, the mountain gun and the two battalion guns at Fangchuanting had engaged infantry and machine guns that appeared on the middle of the Changkufeng crest as well as in the Hill 52 area. The timely fire from these guns caused severe losses, especially to Russian observation posts. But Lieutenant Maeoka, who commanded the mountain platoon from Changkufeng, was wounded badly at 10:30. The mountain battalion also fired at targets in the Changkufeng sector from the Korean side of the Tumen. At 13:20, the Russians pressed new attacks against Changkufeng from three sides, using a total of two companies and three tanks. Although they got close and attacked persistently, they were driven off each time; these afternoon efforts were not very vigorous. Fighters strafed at low altitude and more than ten bombers attacked near 15:00, igniting fires in the village of Fangchuanting. The raids by planes and guns caused frequent cuts in signal lines again. At 06:50 on the 8th, Soviet forces in the left sector resumed their efforts until they were pinned down at 100 meters and had to dig in. Excepting spotter posts, everyone must enter shelters from warning till all-clear. Meanwhile, T. Sato estimated that although enemy attacks were aimed mainly against Changkufeng, there existed some danger that hostile forces would cross the Tumen near Yangkuanping and launch a sudden attack against our left rear, as actions in that area had become pronounced. He accordingly issued an order at 17:00: all of us, superiors as well as subordinates, must overcome exhaustion, make nighttime guardings rigorous, and leave the foe not the slightest opening between friendly battalions or from the shores of the Tumen River.  Suetaka estimated in the morning of the 8th that the Russians were trying to generate propaganda advantageous to them at home and abroad by staking their honor and seizing Changkufeng quickly. From the standpoint of overall political tactics, it was imperative to thwart their intentions. The enemy relied consistently on elements that remained on the Crestline southeast of Changkufeng and served as a base; they must be deprived of that attack base. If his assault plans were to be successful, the 37th Brigade would require reinforcement. The first battalion-size elements of Cho's infantry were arriving. As an initial step, Hanyu's battalion should cross the Tumen and join the brigade, while the main body of the regiment, due that afternoon, should be ready to enter the lines. The division chief of staff issued an order in the name of Suetaka, stipulating that the division would secure its positions while adhering to the great policy of nonexpansion. At 22:30 Morimoto speculated that the Russians were hoping for the good fortune of retaking Changkufeng. Strict guard measures were enjoined. Eventually, before midnight, Suetaka met Cho at Seikaku station. To implement Suetaka's request that the Russian foothold southeast of Changkufeng be wiped out soon, Morimoto decided in the morning to employ the new battalion from Cho's regiment. But since Hanyu's unit was delayed by enemy fire, Morimoto had to turn to the reserve 76th Regiment. At 16:00 Okido was told to prepare an attack, using one infantry battalion and an engineer squad. The mission was to take advantage of darkness to expel the foe remaining on Changkufeng, secure the heights in concert with the elements on the hill, and smash any serious attack at night. At 17:00 Okido issued his detailed order. Enemy elements were located near the cliff close to the northern top of Changkufeng. Apparently hostile bases existed in scattered fashion on the southern slopes as well, as well as a rather large base on the middle of Akahage "Red Bald" Hill, formerly held by Captain Noguchi's company. The regiment was to drive those forces north of Hill 52. The 3rd Battalion commander, Major Hashimoto Seishiro, was to direct both companies' assaults, and, once the foe had been ousted, secure the locations until dawn, after which he would return to the reserve unit.  On the 8th, at 19:30, Hashimoto proceeded with his battalion staff to the foot of Changkufeng and conferred with Major Sato and Captain Shimomura, the majors commanding the units with which he was to cooperate. The assault units moved out from Chiangchunfeng, but their timing was thrown off by a half-hour of artillery checking fire from northeast of the lake. At 20:50, Captain Iwai's 10th Company, supported by a machine-gun platoon, attacked the rock corner on the east side of Changkufeng. After cutting down Soviet sentries, the Japanese rushed in; 40–50 Russian soldiers retreated toward Akahage. On that hill there had been only 20–30 Soviet troops to begin with, but their strength had been built up to two companies plus tanks and infantry guns. The Russians laid down violent small-arms fire, causing 17 Japanese casualties in a short period, after which 30–40 enemy soldiers sought to counterattack. The Japanese drove back this effort, readied their own offensive, and continued to launch close assaults against the heavy-machine-gun nest at the rock corner. Simultaneously, Captain Shidara's 7th Company jumped off with five attached demolition engineers. The 1st Platoon broke through the entanglements and cut down lookouts while the 2nd Platoon proceeded to mop up footholds on the north side—about ten Russian soldiers who dotted the slope at four locations. In the process, the company ran into the positions Iwai had been attacking. Terrain and enemy fire dictated a detour south of the ridgeline. Shidara's men moved up behind Iwai on the right, joining Hashimoto's command. The battalion commander consolidated his lines and directed reconnaissance preparatory to an attack against Akahage. Hours passed; Okido, at the command post, decided it might be wiser to wait till daybreak and call for artillery support. Hashimoto then issued his own instructions from the eastern salient, cautioning his men to dig in well. Near 04:00 the redeployments were completed, but construction did not progress due to the rocky terrain; soldiers were barely able to scoop knee-high firing trenches by daybreak. Total Russian losses on the 8th were estimated to exceed 1,500. More than 100 tanks were claimed publicly, and it was "confirmed" that since the 1st, six planes had been shot down, two of which had fallen behind Japanese lines. In Tokyo, the war ministry and the Gaimusho denied categorically that the Russians had retaken Changkufeng. Soviet troops had attempted to rush positions 600 feet from the crest at 1400 hours; after two and a half hours of furious hand-to-hand fighting, they were beaten off with presumably heavy casualties on both sides. Soviet tanks were reported moving north from Posyet Bay, though it remained unclear whether this indicated withdrawal or strategic movement. Right sector casualties were relatively light on 8 August: eight killed and 41 wounded, the 75th Infantry suffering five and 38 of these respectively. Officer casualties were proportionately high: two wounded in the 75th Regiment, one in the 76th Regiment, and a fourth in the mountain artillery. Personnel rosters of the 75th Regiment, as of 30 July and 8 August, showed a reduction from 1,403 to 826, down 41 percent. The cumulative effect of Japanese losses and the scale of Soviet commitment troubled the Korea Army. Suetaka reported Japanese casualties as: through 2 August, 45 killed, 120 wounded; from 3-5 August, 25 killed, 60 wounded; since 6 August, killed unknown, 200 wounded. Remarkably, the same casualty totals were released publicly by the war ministry on the night of the 8th. Throughout 9 August at 15:20 the Japanese were hit by a very intense barrage from Hill 29. The mountain gun was damaged by shellfire and had to be moved to the foot of Fangchuanting. Tanaka had ordered his artillery to conduct long-range artillery neutralization and communications-cutoff fire, and short-range neutralization as well as checking fire. The accuracy of our artillery elements had improved, and the power of our guns had been enhanced greatly. On the left, from 05:30, T. Sato dispatched an antitank platoon, under cover of mist, to finish off immobilized Soviet tanks whose main armament was still operational and which had done some severe firing the day before. As the day wore on, spirits rose, for the men heard the roar of friendly 15-cm cannon laying down mighty neutralization fire against enemy artillery. Near 14:15, Russian troops were detected creeping forward in the woods 400 meters away on the right. Supporting mountain artillery wiped out this threat in short order. Suetaka decided to move his division headquarters to Seikaku and his combat command post to the Matsu'otsuho message center. Anxiety about the Wuchiatzu sector to the north had diminished greatly; in addition, the entire strength of the division had already been brought to the front. Lastly, dealings with the Seoul and Tokyo levels had by now become rather secondary in importance. Suetaka could discern the steady, disturbing exhaustion of his front-line troops. On the other hand, newly arrived Cho was raring to go. After receiving authorization from Suetaka, Cho allowed Nakajima's battalion to cross the river at Matsu'otsuho but kept Osuga's battalion on the Korean bank as division reserve. Since Tanaka had surmised that the Russians' intention was to direct their main offensive effort against the Japanese right wing, it seemed best to transfer the mountain guns to strengthen the right sector positions. The brigade order of 17:30 endorsed Tanaka's shift of defensive emphasis, particularly with regard to the artillery and the new elements from Cho's regiment. Morimoto added that the core of the Soviet assault force southeast of Changkufeng amounted to two infantry battalions. T. Sato accordingly ordered Obo's battalion to integrate its heavy firepower and deliver swift fire in timely fashion. Soon afterward, Obo discerned a massed battalion of Russian infantry, who had been hauled up by trucks, on the northeastern skirt of Changkufeng. He unleashed every available weapon, organic and attached, at 19:30. The Soviets seemed taken completely by surprise; they showed extreme bewilderment and dispersed in an instant. The right sector unit estimated that on 9 August it had caused 450 casualties, stopped five tanks, and knocked out one light artillery piece and seven heavy machine guns. Japanese casualties in the right sector had amounted to 28 killed and 43 wounded. Ammunition expenditures were considerably higher than on the 8th.  During the night of 9–10 August, the 74th Infantry reinforcements crossed the Tumen steadily. In the early hours, Okido concluded that Soviet attack designs had been frustrated for the time being. The Hill 52 front was relatively calm. Soviet automatic weapons and riflemen were still deployed 200 to 300 meters from Japanese positions, where they sniped selectively. Russian artillery was quiet, apparently as the result of the movement of the main Japanese artillery force to the right wing and the arrival of long-range guns. The 75th Regiment command post at Fangchuanting was the focal point of Japanese artillery activity. Firing began at 07:10, when four battalion guns engaged and smashed two Soviet mountain pieces.  As for Soviet ground assaults, one company attacked at Changkufeng as early as 05:20 under cover of fog but was driven off after 40 minutes. The Russians struck again from three directions in formidable strength between 09:00 and 10:00. Morimoto, growing concerned about the danger of irruptions through gaps between Changkufeng and Shachaofeng, sent elements of Nakajima's battalion to Chiangchunfeng. Since the right wing of the Russians atop Changkufeng was spilling onto the western slopes, at 10:30 Nakajima had his heavy machine guns and battalion guns lay down strong fire from the peak of Chiangchunfeng. Meanwhile, heavy weapons from the left sector were also contributing to the repulse of the morning assaults. A battalion of Soviet infantry attacked Changkufeng all afternoon. Fierce gunfire by the 75th Regiment at 14:00 routed troops massing on the slopes facing the red flag. Considerable losses were inflicted on 75 Russians sighted northeast of Hill 52. An enemy company on the Khasan shore and another two east of Akahage Hill were attempting to occupy positions from which to strike Fangchuanting with the support of two rapid-fire guns. By 17:00 the Russians had been repulsed by the energetic fire of Japanese small arms, battalion guns, and artillery. Soviet forces dispersed toward the lakeshore and Hill 52, leaving many corpses behind. The last important firing by Japanese battalion guns at Fangchuanting on the 10th was a mission against the eastern slopes of Changkufeng at 18:00. Thereafter, the battle zone grew still.  In the left sector, T. Sato concluded that, to secure Changkufeng, it would be best to reinforce flank fire instead of concentrating on the direct attack or defense of the Changkufeng district. He therefore made arrangements with Okido to borrow one machine-gun platoon and assign it to Obo. As of 05:30, enemy troops were still holding a line 300 meters from the positions of Obo's right battalion and 800 to 1,000 meters ahead of Takenouchi's left battalion. Shortly afterward, good news was received at the left sector command post: the last battalion of the 73rd Regiment was to have left Nanam at 16:00 on 9 August and would arrive in the near future. On the right wing of the left sector, the Russians facing Kadokura's company began to operate energetically from 09:00, advancing in two lines, 150 meters apart, with a total strength of one company: two platoons up, one platoon back. They were supported by forces on the high ground north of Khasan and on Akahage. Kadokura waited for the enemy to close to 200 meters before ordering his men to open fire; particularly effective was the flanking fire by the machine-gun company and by elements of Okuda's company. Many heavy artillery shells were hitting the Japanese lines now, but defensive fire pinned down the attacking infantry for a while, 100 meters from the breastworks. Then 30 or 40 Soviet soldiers, covered by firepower, worked forward as close as 30 meters, hurling grenades and giving every indication of mounting a charge. The Japanese responded with grenades. At the same time, the left-flank squad of Kadokura's company was being annihilated. Thus encouraged, Russian assault troops plunged close, whereupon Kadokura assembled his available men, a dozen or so, from the command teams and runners—and grappled with the foe at point-blank range. An ammunition man joined in the melee and broke up the Soviet assault by expert use of hand grenades. The second echelon gradually fell back around 10:30, in the face of heavy fire laid down by the machine guns and Okuda's company. The Russians appeared to be adjusting their deployment but made no further efforts to close. At Changkufeng, meanwhile, two or three enemy companies were approaching the crest. Left sector raiding fire caused the Russians to flee. Japanese casualties in the old right sector had been nine killed and 22 wounded on 10 August. It was estimated that Soviet casualties amounted to 600 killed or wounded, with five heavy machine guns knocked out. By this time, the Soviets had committed their maximum infantry and artillery strength: 27 battalions and 100 guns, the same as on 9 August but up 17 battalions and 60 units since 3 August. Higher headquarters reported no tanks at the front, though 75th Infantry situation maps indicated some Soviet armor still faced Hill 52 sector. Although Japanese officers insisted that Changkufeng Hill remained in Japanese possession, they acknowledged increased casualties due to the accuracy of Soviet shelling. Losses were not as severe as might have been expected because the enemy did not time their charges with their bombardments; Japanese troops lay in trenches and met the attackers with grenades. Every combat unit of the 19th Division had been committed. Nevertheless, the maimed and the fresh battalions had amounted to a combined maximum strength of only 12 infantry battalions and 37 artillery pieces, primarily 75-mm mountain guns, without armor or aircraft. These forces had to cope with 27 enemy infantry battalions and 100 artillery pieces, including many long-range guns, as well as sizable tank and aerial units. Every echelon, regiment, division, and army, had voiced the need for troop replacements and reinforcements.  By evening of 10 August, the situation had deteriorated to the point that the division chief of staff sent Seoul a very long and painful message that ended with: "There is danger of radical change in combat situation in few days if matters go on. It is estimated that this division has only one or two days left in which it can retain definite freedom of action,initiative to advance or retreat. Even if overall situation should develop to our advantage in next three or four days, we ought to be patient from broader standpoint, and be satisfied with our achievement, that Japanese Army has manifested its strength against enemy till now. While we do retain freedom of action, it would be appropriate to solve incident now through speedy diplomatic negotiations. Such measures are entirely up to Korea Army and high command but, so far as division is concerned, there is no other way except of course to make desperate efforts to maintain occupation line for sake of mission. Please take these matters into sympathetic consideration and conduct appropriate measures urgently". I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. Night raids and artillery opened the fight, with Hill 52 and Changkufeng changing hands amid intense Soviet tank and air assaults. Japanese forces, aided by engineers, infantry, and mountain guns, mounted tenacious defense, repelling repeated Soviet breakthroughs though suffering heavy casualties. By August 10, Japanese divisions faced mounting exhaustion and warnings of potential strategic shifts, while both sides suffered substantial casualties and material losses.

Last time we spoke about the Russian Counter Offensive over the Heights. On the Manchurian frontier, a Japanese plan hatched in the hush before dawn: strike at Hill 52, seize the summit, and bargain only if fate demanded. Colonel Sato chose Nakano's 75th Regiment, delivering five fearless captains to lead the charge, with Nakajima rising like a bright spark among them. Under a cloak of night, scouts threaded the cold air, and at 2:15 a.m. wires fell away, revealing a path through darkness. By dawn, a pale light brushed the crest; Hill 52 yielded, then Shachaofeng did, as dawn's demands pressed forward. The Russians responded with a thunder of tanks, planes, and relentless artillery. Yet the Japanese braced, shifting guns, moving reinforcements, and pressing a discipline born of training and resolve. The battlefield fractured into sectors, Hill 52, Shachaofeng, the lake, each demanding courage and cunning. Night winds carried the buzz of flares, the hiss of shells, and the stubborn clang of rifles meeting armor. The Russians tried to reweave their strength, but Japanese firepower and tenacious assaults kept the line from bending. By nightfall, a quiet resolve settled over the hills; the cost was steep, but the crest remained in Japanese hands.   #182 The Second Russian Counteroffensive over the heights Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. The Japanese retained their hard won positions despite fierce Russian counterattacks. For the Japanese command structure at the front, 3 August was of prime importance. Suetaka concluded that he could not merely direct the fighting around Changkufeng nor abandon Kyonghun, given his need to manage relations with Korea Army Headquarters and central authorities, as well as the special characteristics of these battles and his grave concerns about the Wuchiatzu front to the north. By 5 p.m., the newly arrived 37th Brigade commander, Morimoto Nobuki, was assigned control of all sectors from Hill 52 and Changkufeng to Shachaofeng, establishing his command post at the former site of the 75th Regiment at Chiangchunfeng. The Japanese estimated losses from the Soviet counterattacks on 2–3 August as follows: Hill 52-Changkufeng, at least 300 Soviet casualties and four tanks; Shachaofeng, about 300 casualties and several tanks, plus several heavy machine guns knocked out. By 17:00 on 3 August, Russian strength committed to the front and immediate rear was assessed at ten infantry battalions, 40 artillery pieces, and 80 tanks. Japanese casualties on the 2nd and 3rd totaled 16 killed and 25 wounded. Suetaka judged the Soviet bombardments on 3 August powerful, but their infantry assaults were not particularly bold, likely due to their heavy losses on the 2nd. Even though morale was not high, there were signs of reinforcements from elite units, including armor and large artillery formations. Suetaka concluded the Russians would again attempt to retake the Shachaofeng sector and positions around Changkufeng. During the night of 3–4 August, the 75th Infantry, still on alert against resumed enemy counterattacks, intensified security and worked energetically to strengthen defenses. K. Sato remained at Chiangchunfeng to complete the turnover to the 37th Brigade and to brief Morimoto. The regiment established its new command post for the right sector at the foot of Fangchuanting. Throughout the night, Soviet vehicles with blinking lights were observed moving south along the high ground east of Khasan, and a new buildup of mechanized forces and artillery appeared in the area. At 05:30, 36 tanks were seen advancing to Hill 29, followed by the apparent withdrawal of 50–60 Russian horsemen into the same area. At 07:00 on 04 August, Soviet artillery began a bombardment. Although there was a lull around noon, by 14:00 intensity peaked, described as "like millions of lightning bolts striking at once." After another quiet spell, enemy guns renewed their tempo at 19:30, targeting Hill 52 and Changkufeng. The Russians' artillery was not precisely zeroed in; "many of the shells plopped into the Tumen, which delighted us considerably." Beginning on the 4th, Soviet artillery sought to cut lines of communication by bombarding the river crossing site, disrupting daytime supply. Japanese artillery records add: "Until today, this battalion had been fired on only by field artillery; now 122-mm. howitzers went into action against us. We sustained no losses, since the points of impact were 100 meters off. Apparently, the Russians conducted firing for effect from the outset, using data provided by the field artillery in advance." Around midnight, Ichimoto, the old commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion, arrived at the 75th Regiment Headquarters to resume command. He was "itching to fight." K. Sato described the casualties in detail, but "he didn't look beaten at all." "To the contrary, the colonel was strong and in excellent spirits. Yet while he wasn't pessimistic, one could not call him optimistic." At the battalion site, about 100 men were in operational condition out of an original 400. Some soldiers were hauling ammunition, rations, and position materiel; others were cremating the dead, since corpses would rot in the August heat. Japanese casualties on 4 August were light: the 75th Infantry lost five killed and three wounded; among attached engineers, the platoon leader and two men were wounded. Ammunition expenditure was very low. The Japanese press noted that although the Russians had been reported retreating behind the lake to the northeast, investigation showed a redeployment forward from south of Changkufeng. An American observer in Tokyo stated that "the best information obtainable is that the Russians now occupy the lower slopes of Changkufeng, while the Japanese still occupy the heights." From this period dates a series of pleas from the 19th Division for the dispatch of long-range artillery from the Kwantung Army. Suetaka believed that the addition of long-range artillery was necessary and feasible. As Kitano predicted, Suetaka submitted his recommendation at 05:00 on 5 August for the attention of the Korea Army commander and the AGS deputy. As dawn approached on 5 August, the Korea Army received Suetaka's request. A message was dispatched to the vice minister of war and the AGS deputy, and an inquiry was sent to Hsinking. The note detailed Soviet artillery on the Changkufeng front, eight to ten batteries of field and mountain guns, including 10-cm cannons and two or three 15-cm howitzers, and described how these long-range pieces kept up a slow fire beyond Japanese firing range. Overnight, Soviet traffic pressed along the high ground east of Khasan, and by 06:30 the horizon brimmed with new threat: 48 tanks concentrated near Hill 29, with fresh artillery deployed once the Russians realized their own guns were receiving scant challenge from the Japanese. Movement across the lake suggested continued armor in play; at dawn, 10 to 15 tanks lingered on the Crestline, while closer still, six Russian tanks prowled near the southern edge of Khasan. By 03:00, Changkufeng came under bombardment again. K. Sato urged the mountain artillery to answer dawn with counterfire against the high ground east of Khasan and against Hill 29. Between 05:00 and 05:40, the artillery struck armor concentrations, knocked out two tanks, and forced the rest toward the east of Hill 29. Observation posts were neutralized, and cavalry was driven north. At the same hour, the Soviet barrage against the Japanese rear intensified, targeting lines of communication across the Tumen. The Sozan link failed by day, and telephone lines to the artillery battalion were severed, though signalmen managed to restore communications. The river crossings, Fangchuanting, Hill 52, and Shachaofeng bore the brunt of the shelling, with 15-cm blasts jolting the frontline. "From today enemy shellfire was coned and grew increasingly accurate, until every area along our front was deprived of its dead angles and our casualties mounted." The Hill 52 zone endured a slow siege, but tank fire from the eastern heights remained severe. Noguchi's company, positioned south of Changkufeng, found itself trapped in crossfire from positions across the lake. Suetaka, his front-line subordinates, and their worries about artillery superiority pressed onward. He did what he could with the resources at hand, and, in the morning, shifted a two-15-cm howitzer battery from Kyonghun to the sector opposite Changkufeng, a modest increment in reach but a needed one. At 10:00, Suetaka ordered replenishment of frontline strength. He calculated the enemy's power and their own limits: the Russians had deployed three or four infantry battalions, around 120–130 tanks, 50–60 armored cars, about 1,000 mounted troops, and three or four artillery battalions. Yet he found a glimmer in their morale; "the morale of our own units has risen, as we have been dealing grievous blows to the foe on occasion and have been steadily breaking hostile intentions." By 5 August, he noted, fifty enemy tanks had already fallen. Morimoto watched the ominous lull that threatened another attritional test and warned that the situation demanded constant vigilance. "Even if the front seems quiet, we must tighten security, reinforce positions, and not give the foe even the slightest advantage to exploit." The 5th saw only four Japanese soldiers wounded, three from the 75th and one from the mountain artillery, while ammunition usage remained low. Anti-aircraft guns west of Sozan drove off two aircraft that appeared over Changkufeng at 11:45, triggering a counterbarrage from the northeast of Khasan. A few Soviet planes skimmed over Hill 52 and Changkufeng in the afternoon, but their flights felt more like reconnaissance than threat. Across the line, the Russians continued to probe the east side. Northeast of Khasan, waves of infantry and trucks, dozens at a time, slipped south, while roughly 20 tanks began their own southern march. The Russians worked to erect new positions along the Khansi heights. In the meantime, conversations in Moscow pressed toward a decision, with intelligence predicting that a breakthrough would come by noon on the 5th. Around midnight on 5 August, Morimoto observed that the Russians' forward elements seemed to have been pulled back and the front lay quiet. He ordered vigilant guard duties, stressing that crossing the border, trespassing, and fomenting trouble were prohibited by all units and even by scouts. Meanwhile, the Japanese had been preparing for night attacks and consolidating positions. Throughout the foggy night, mechanized units moved on the Crestline east of Khasan. At daybreak, a platoon leader north of Changkufeng reported tanks heading toward Hill 29, estimating the total force at about 70 tanks and 50 troop-laden trucks. Japanese observers at Hill 52 detected new artillery positions on both sides of Hill 29 and 40 tanks on the Crestline south of the hill. By 07:00, the high ground was covered by no fewer than 100 tanks, with 8 or 9 infantry battalions deployed ahead and behind. As early as 03:00, K. Sato had urged his artillery liaison officer to ensure friendly guns fired at daybreak against the Hill 29 sector to thwart the enemy's intentions in advance. When morning fog lifted a bit at 06:00, Kamimori's mountain artillery battalion "hit the tanks very well," and front-line officers spotted shell impacts, though visibility improved only until 10:00, when mist again hampered observation. By 07:00, Soviet guns began firing from near Hill 29, triggering a duel in which the Japanese outranged them. Around 09:00, as the fog lifted from the higher crest of Changkufeng, Japanese gunners added their fire against the 40 Russian tanks near Hill 29. From Fangchuanting, the lone Japanese mountain piece also engaged armor and troop-laden trucks around Hill 29. As time wore on, the Soviet artillery showed its power, and Hill 52 became a beehive of shelling. From 11:00 onward the defenders began to suffer more and more casualties, with works shattered in succession. Flank fire from Gaho and heavy guns from Maanshan took a toll. The 100 tanks deployed on the Crestline north and south of Hill 29 delivered furious low-trajectory fire, gradually turning the front walls of our firing trenches into something resembling a saw. Russian shellfire pounded defenses at Hill 52, Noguchi Hill, and Changkufeng. Between 02:00 and 05:00 the Russian shells had been dispersed; now they concentrated their bombardment. They even struck the rear headquarters of the 37th Brigade and the 75th Regiment. The crossings at Sozan and Matsu'otsuho took heavy hits, and Sato worried that friendly batteries would become exposed to counter-battery fire if they opened up too soon. A peak of intensity arrived near 13:30 as the Soviet ground assault began. Now 30 Soviet aircraft bombed Changkufeng, Fangchuanting, and Hill 52, and Russian tanks moved toward Hill 52, with infantry 300–400 meters behind. To blunt the assault, Hirahara ordered ammunition caches and instructed troops not to open fire prematurely. The Soviet infantry and tanks pressed to a line about 900 meters from the Japanese, paused briefly, then continued. By 14:00, the advance resumed, led by three battalions and 50 tanks. Lieutenant Saito, commanding the 3rd Battalion's antitank battery, waited until tanks were 800 meters away and then opened fire with his three pieces. In a furious exchange between 13:50 and 14:30, as armor closed to 300 meters, the Japanese stopped 14 tanks and seriously damaged others in the rear. One antitank squad leader, a corporal, would later receive a posthumous citation for destroying more than ten tanks. Several tanks fled into a dip near Khasan; some Soviet troops were reportedly crushed by their own tanks in the melee. Supporting Saito's fire were Hisatsune's regimental guns and the captured antitank gun at Changkufeng, which the Japanese used to engage armor along the lake's slopes. Noguchi's unit fired battalion guns against the tanks while the attached mountain pieces bombarded the Russians despite intense counterbattery fire. At Hill 52, liaison lieutenant Fuji'uchi observed the shelling and coordinated infantry–artillery actions with a platoon leader, never flinching even after being buried in trenches three times by shell blasts; he was killed near 14:00. Captain Shiozawa, the mountain battery commander, took charge of directing fire and also was also slain. The Russians' assault pushed forward; 16 tanks followed behind the vanguard, moving along the Crestline behind Hill 52, and joined the tanks in firing but did not advance further. To the rear, a large force moved along the lake north of Hill 52 until checked by fire from Noguchi's positions. A dozen Russian tanks converged southwest of Khasan at 16:00. Master Sergeant Kobayashi, acting platoon leader of the engineers, proposed a close-quarter demolition attack since Japanese antitank strength was limited. After approval from Hirahara, at around 16:30 he and 13 men crept forward 300 meters undetected. Twenty meters from the tanks, Kobayashi urged his men: "One man, one tank! Unto death for us all!" The assault wrecked six to eight (or possibly ten) of the 12 enemy tanks and killed many crew members inside and outside the vehicles, but Kobayashi and seven of his men were killed; only one soldier, Kabasawa, survived to perform a posthumous rescue of a fallen comrade. Of the 60 Russian tanks and at least four battalions that rushed to Hill 52, only one tank charged into the hill positions. At 17:30, this machine reached within 150 meters of the 11th Company lines but was destroyed by armor-piercing heavy machine-gun fire. Back at the 75th Regiment command post, K. Sato received reports from the line units, but hostile fire cut communications with Hill 52 in the afternoon. His antitank guns were increasingly inoperable, and casualties mounted. He reinforced Hill 52 first with heavy machine guns and then with an infantry company. North of Hill 52, Noguchi had been in position with an infantry platoon, a machine-gun platoon, and the battalion gun battery. By 09:30, enemy bombardment forced him to pull back temporarily to the lower Scattered Pines area to avoid needless casualties. At Akahage or "Red Bald" Hill, Noguchi left only lookouts. Around 16:00, about two enemy companies were observed moving toward Changkufeng. Noguchi redirected fire to meet the threat. The Japanese, pinned by infantry and four tanks approaching within 150 meters, endured infantry guns and other tanks in a protracted exchange. Shelling continued until sundown. Casualties mounted; the machine-gun platoon leader, Master Sergeant Harayama, fell with 20 of his men. "It was a hard battle, but we retained our positions, and the enemy advance toward Changkufeng was checked." After sunset there were occasional fire exchanges; tanks remained visible burning. Soviet troops attempting to breach barriers faced hand-grenade assaults. A great deal of noise signaled casualties being evacuated and tanks salvaged behind enemy lines, but no fresh assaults followed. The effective barrage by the 2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion helped deter further attempts.  Around 13:30 the advance began. Soviet ground troops laid down a barrage of field, heavy, and mountain gunfire against Hill 52, Noguchi Hill, and Fangchuanting until sunset. Casualties were heaviest between 15:00 and 17:00. Soviet cutoff fire against the Tumen crossings continued even after the sun went down. Japanese close-support artillery attracted instantaneous counterbattery fire. Enemy planes also seemed to be bombing in quest of the artillery sites. On the sector defended by T. Sato, throughout the night of 5-6 August, Russian movements had been frequent on the Kozando-Paksikori road and east of Khasan, trucks and tanks making round trips. The roar of engines and rumbling of vehicles were especially pronounced on the lake heights. Headlights shone brightly, causing Japanese lookouts to speculate that the Russians were putting on a demonstration to suggest that their main offensive effort was being aimed against Hill 52. Nevertheless, the left sector unit was ready for an enemy dawn assault, which did materialize around 06:00. One or two Soviet battalions struck forward, encountered a torrent of fire at 300 meters, and fled, leaving 30 bodies behind. Near 09:00 the left sector experienced a fierce series of bombardments; all of the men except lookouts took cover in trenches. The Soviet guns thundered unrelentingly, apparently in preparation for an offensive. At 14:30 several dozen bombers struck. Simultaneously, a wave of 60 tanks moved forward, followed by three battalions of infantry. Major Obo, battalion commander on the right wing, had his heavy machine guns, battalion guns, and line companies engage the foot soldiers, while antitank and regimental guns concentrated against armor. The tanks fanned out and approached within 700 meters, stopping to fire on occasion in "mobile pillbox" fashion. Despite unrelenting enemy tank and artillery shelling, the Japanese regimental guns, and the rapid-fire pieces in particular, shifted position and laid down raiding fire. In conjunction with heavy weapons belonging to Takenouchi's battalion, Obo's men succeeded in stopping 20 tanks. The rest of the armored group continued to push forward. The Russian infantry had pressed on another 200 meters behind the tanks, but eventually they lost momentum 400 meters from the Japanese positions. Having managed to separate the tanks from the infantry, the Japanese units staged close-in assaults in concert with heavy weapons and smashed ten more tanks. Thirty machines had been immobilized by now after a furious struggle lasting five hours. Although Lieutenant Ikue was killed by machine-gun fire, his mountain artillery platoon, emplaced at Shachaofeng, rendered yeoman service, stopping 20 tanks. The forward elements of Soviet infantry, still firing from 400 meters behind the tanks, had apparently abandoned the attack. Second-line forces seemed to have pulled far back, northeast of the lake.   Several dozen Soviet bombers struck Takenouchi's left-wing battalion around 14:30 and lost one plane to machine-gun fire. At the same time, 50 Soviet tanks closed to 800 meters. Engaging this armored formation were battalion guns, heavy field artillery, and mountain artillery attached to the sector unit, as well as heavy weapons firing from the neighboring battalion. In succession the tanks were knocked out, perhaps 20 in all. Under cover of artillery and bombing, a battalion of Soviet infantry, who had been advancing behind the tanks, got as close as 30 or 40 meters before being checked by guns firing from the Nanpozan area and by the vigorous resistance of the defenders. The enemy withdrew 600 meters and began to dig in. T. Sato noted at 19:00 that, although the Russians on the right and left sectors seemed to have sustained considerable losses, they apparently were "planning something at point-blank range in front of our positions." The 73rd Infantry would therefore cope with a twilight or night attack by the one battalion and several tanks immediately facing it. On 06:08, immediately after large-scale air attacks involving four-engine bombers between noon and 14:00, enemy barrages began. Enemy artillery positions, 6,000–7,000 meters away, were not engaged by the Japanese since their gunners were trained only at 1,000 meters. Longer ranges were ineffective, would betray the guns, and would waste ammunition. Near 16:00 50 tanks appeared at 3,000 meters, and infantry could also be seen, wearing high boots and marching around the lake. Although the Russians may have closed to 200 or 300 meters, Tominaga received no impression that their foot soldiers were particularly aggressive. Soviet armored tactics were poor: some tanks were moving, some stopped, but they did their firing from rises, which made them easy targets. Perhaps it was because of the terrain, undulating and swampy. Without armor-piercing rounds, the Japanese guns could not penetrate the heaviest armor, so they aimed at the treads or at the belly when the tank was on a rise. Tominaga's weapons were aided by rapid-fire pieces and machine guns and by the 15-cm howitzers from across the river. Of the ten targets which came within effective range, Tominaga's battery claimed five light tanks. Major Takenouchi remembered a tank-led Soviet attack that day on Takenouchi's sector. The enemy infantry deployed in good order four kilometers from the defenses. As the formations drew closer, the Japanese counted more than 40 tanks and 3,000 ground troops. The commander knew he had a serious problem, for there were only 20 antitank shells for the rapid-fire guns. When the Russians got within 4,000 meters, the Japanese opened fire with all available heavy weapons. The attackers hit the ground and continued to advance in creeping formation, although the terrain consisted of paddy fields. All the Japanese could see were Russians, wearing reddish-purple trousers and carrying rifles, deployed every 200 meters behind the front lines and apparently exhorting the soldiers. These must have been the "enforcers." The Japanese let the tanks close to 800 meters before opening fire with their precious antitank ammunition. Both the lead and the last tanks were knocked out, but there were by now only four or five shells left, and the firing had to be stopped. Fortunately for the Japanese, the tanks never again advanced, perhaps because of the wet terrain. The Soviet infantry, however, pressed forward tenaciously all day and wormed their way close to the front edge of the barbed wire under cover of artillery and machine guns. Throughout the day, pleas for reinforcement were made frequently by the two Japanese line companies, but the battalion had no reserves, only the few soldiers in the command team. Requests were met with the reply to "hold on for a while; help is coming." Luckily, there was no close-quarter fighting by the time night fell, but the Russians did lay down concerted machine-gun fire after dark. When dawn broke without a Soviet assault, Major Takenouchi surmised that the barrage of machine-gun fire laid down by Russian infantry the evening before must have been intended to cover disengagement from the lines or to check a Japanese attack. Now, in daylight, Russian assault troops which had closed to the entanglements the day before had pulled back to a distance of 400 or 500 meters and could be seen constructing positions. At 19:10 Morimoto warned that while the Soviet offensive had bogged down, "all units are to be wary of attacks after twilight and are to crush them in good time." Ito, in charge at Changkufeng, was consequently alert, although regimental headquarters did not particularly share his concern. Ito had only two infantry squads from the 6th Company and Hisatsune's regimental gun battery, 121 men in all. A little after 20:00, Ito received a report from lookouts that enemy troops were advancing onto the southern skirt. At 20:30 two Soviet companies attacked the advanced lines, hurling grenades. One Japanese squad was almost wiped out; "they died heroic deaths, leaping into a hostile force which outnumbered them 20:1." Immediately, the Russians surged toward the main Japanese positions farther up the hill, while other strong elements sought to encircle the crest on the left. Accompanying the Soviet troops were "wardens." From north, east, and south the Japanese defenses were being overrun, and the regimental guns were in jeopardy. Wounded men fell back and down the hill, one by one. Lieutenant Hisatsune personally sought to repulse the Russians. Taking his command team, a dozen men under a master sergeant, and the two regimental gun squads which possessed only captured rifles, he led a desperate charge at 21:10. With fixed bayonets, the Japanese rushed forward, yelling loudly and hurling rocks, since there were not enough grenades. The Russians retreated in confusion, pursued by the Japanese. Hisatsune cut down several Russians, was wounded badly by grenades, but plunged into the enemy one last time before meeting a "matchlessly heroic death" at 21:40. Almost all of the noncoms and soldiers fell with him. Suddenly, at 21:20, Ito's antitank squad leader staggered to the 75th Regiment command post at Fangchuanting, his face mangled. "Changkufeng is in danger! Avenge us!" Nishimura and the reinforcements had to run 1,200 meters to reach the hill. Major Ichimoto also worked desperately to retrieve men from logistical chores; somehow he assembled 45. Grabbing every grenade available at the command post, Ichimoto ran with his men to the relief of Changkufeng. Next, Regimental Aide Suko sent 10 soldiers, the last being headquarters clerks and runners. When 16 men from the 2nd Company turned up, having delivered their supplies, Suko rushed them out, also. At regimental headquarters there now remained only a dozen soldiers and one heavy machine gun. By then, the Russians had climbed up and across Changkufeng peak and were pushing halfway down the Japanese slope of the hill. Enemy machine guns fired fiercely, but it was mainly grenades that felled Murakoshi's unit; although few were killed, half of the lead platoon was wounded. Murakoshi, struck by a grenade fragment, tied a cloth around his knee and kept on running. Clinging to Changkufeng, Ito now had little more than 50 men left—only seven of his own soldiers, the rest gunners. The latter had lost their pieces, however, and had never been armed with rifles in the first place. The survivors had to use stones, picks, and shovels to grapple with the foe in the trenches.  A little before 22:00, the 17-man contingent under Nishimura arrived. Ten minutes later, Ichimoto rushed up with his 45 men, bunched closely. The survivors, inferior to the reinforcements in numbers, were heartened immensely. Soon afterward, at 22:30, the regimental warrant officer, Nishizawa, caught up with another dozen soldiers, and Murakoshi brought 16 more at 23:00. Wild fighting ensued, furious grenade exchanges, the crisscrossing of fire, and shouts and flashes. Ichimoto remembered that by the time he arrived, the last remnants of Ito's company were fighting hand-to-hand in the trenches on the north side in utter darkness. Thirty meters from the peak, he and Nishimura scouted the situation. Then, having combined the 120 reinforcements into one line, Ichimoto drew his sword and led the charge. In the constant flashes, shapes could be discerned rather well. The Russian machine guns were firing "crazily," all tracers, probably to warn away their own troops. But the firing was very high, sometimes ten meters over the heads of the Japanese, perhaps because of the darkness, the 40-degree slope near the crest, and the angle of the guns. Much of the fire was considerably lower, but the Japanese had only to observe the roots of the tracer fire and stay down, ducking behind boulders. The Soviets had been committing new troops steadily, and a considerable amount of heavy weapons had been emplaced. Near midnight the Russians were driven south, down the cliff, but most of the Japanese had been killed or wounded, and ammunition was exhausted. The mere dozen unscathed survivors were pushed back, but Master Sergeant Isobe and his platoon from Inokuma's company reached the crest in the nick of time at 02:00. With this reinforcement, Ichimoto led a new charge and again drove the enemy below the cliff.  At 22:50 P.M., Inokuma set out with only 49 men, crossed the border, and headed for the enemy's rear. First to be encountered, probably at 01:00, were several dozen Soviet soldiers, armed with machine guns, who were surprised and almost destroyed, abandoning more than 20 corpses. Inokuma veered north along Khasan, cutting down Russian phone lines on the way. The Japanese detected no evidence of enemy retreat. Instead, voices and the sound of oars on the lake could be heard from the eastern foot of Changkufeng, perhaps they came from Soviet reinforcements. Inokuma decided that the best course would be to plunge ahead and take the Russians by surprise. On his own initiative, he began his new operation, although by now he had lost permanent touch with the assault teams. At 02:00, Inokuma's unit broke silently through the "imperfect" lines of barbed wire and charged through another enemy force of company size which was equipped with machine guns. Next, Inokuma directed an attack against a concentration just behind the company location, a unit estimated to number two battalions massing west of the Khasan crossing. The Russians were "stunned" by the assault. According to Akaishizawa, the enemy were killing their own men by wild firing. A portion fled north, leaving over 30 bodies behind. At the same time, the foe called down fire from all areas, causing very heavy Japanese casualties. Inokuma charged, managed to scatter the foe, and seized the cliff. By now he had only a half-dozen men left. His own sword had been shattered and his pistol ammunition exhausted; he picked up a Russian rifle and bayoneted several enemy soldiers. Now the Soviet troops, who had fallen back once, were approaching again from the right rear. Inokuma charged once more, shouting. The Russians retreated to the foot of the heights on the northeast. Daybreak was near. Already hit several times, Inokuma sought to resume the attack, this time from the rear of hostile forces desperately engaging Ichimoto's elements on Changkufeng crest. Akaishizawa said his last orders were, "Ito is just ahead. Charge on!" Although he had only a few soldiers left, Inokuma was trying to move forward when a bullet or a grenade fragment struck him in the head, and he died at 03:00. Sergeant Okumura, although wounded seriously, had remained with Inokuma to the last and defended the positions that had been reached. He saw to it that Inokuma's corpse was recovered first and next struggled to evacuate the wounded. Only then did he withdraw. Around 07:00, Okumura got back to Fangchuanting with one unscathed and two badly wounded soldiers. A day later, the seriously injured but indestructible M. Saito appeared at the regiment command post, somehow dragging a rifle and light machine gun with his one good arm, for "we were always trained to respect our weapons." It was estimated that, during the fighting throughout 6 August, the Russians lost 1,500 killed and wounded as well as 40 tanks knocked out in K. Sato's right sector alone. Japanese casualties were heavy on the 6th. The 75th Infantry lost three officers; 44 enlisted men were killed and 85 wounded. In the engineer platoon seven were killed and five wounded out of 19 men. The 54 killed and 90 wounded in the right sector amounted to 17 percent of the 843 men available. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. Japanese leadership under Colonel Sato assigned Nakano's 75th Regiment for a dawn assault, seizing Hill 52 and Shachaofeng despite fierce Soviet counterattacks,tanks, aircraft, and heavy artillery. Across the front, sustained bombardment, shifting fire, and nocturnal maneuvers characterize the period. Yet the crest endured, losses mounting but resolve unbroken, until the sun dipped and the hillside remained stubbornly Japanese

Živi v svetu videčih in se trudi, da slepota ni njena glavna in najpomembnejša lastnost. Dvaintridesetletna Zala Hreščak je magistrica angleščine in pevka. Je prva pri nas, ki je začela in končala osnovno šolo z brajevim sistemom. Bila je tudi prva slepa učiteljica angleškega jezika v redni osnovni šoli. Obožuje nove izzive in v prostem času rada poskuša stvari, ki morda niso samoumevne za slepo osebo z majhnim ostankom vida. Z Zalo Hreščak se bo v oddaji Med štirimi stenami pogovarjala Petra Medved.

Malachiáš 2,10-16 10 Či nemáme všetci jedného otca? Či nás nestvoril jeden Boh? Prečo sme si navzájom vierolomní a znesväcujeme zmluvu svojich otcov? 11 Vierolomne koná Júda, ohavnosť sa pácha v Izraeli i v Jeruzaleme. Júda znesvätil svätyňu, ktorú Hospodin miluje; oženil sa s dcérou cudzieho božstva. 12 Kiež tomu, kto sa toho dopúšťa, Hospodin vyhubí z Jákobových stanov svedka i obhajcu, ako aj toho, kto prináša obetný dar Hospodinovi zástupov. 13 Dopúšťate sa aj ďalšej veci: Hospodinov oltár zmáčate slzami, plačete a vzdycháte, lebo už nehľadí na obetu, aby niečo so záľubou prijal z vašich rúk. 14 Pýtate sa: „Prečo?“ Preto, že Hospodin je svedkom medzi tebou a ženou tvojej mladosti, ktorej si sa spreneveril, hoci ona ti je družkou a ženou podľa zmluvy. 15 Či on nevytvoril jednotu a nedal zo svojho Ducha? O čo má teda v tejto jednote ísť? O Božie potomstvo. Preto dajte pozor na seba, nespreneverujte sa žene svojej mladosti. 16 „Každý nech nenávidí rozvod,“ vraví Hospodin, Boh Izraela, „nech na svojom rúchu prikryje násilie,“ vraví Hospodin zástupov. Dajte teda pozor na seba, nespreneverujte sa. Výstraha a povzbudenie. Prorok vyznáva prostredníctvom slova „my“ spolupatričnosť s Božím ľudom, ktorý sa spreneveril Božej zmluve uzavretej s otcami, do ktorej patrí aj manželská zmluva. Pri jej uzatvorení bol Boh svedkom a jej porušenie sa Ho dotýka. Vytýka mužom zrušenie zmluvy s prvou manželkou – členkou Božieho ľudu a karhá uzavretie nového manželstva s „ctiteľkou iných božstiev“, ktorého následkom je Boží trest. Boh neprijíma plač, ani chrámové obete týchto priestupníkov, pokladá ich len za pokrytecký obrad. Boží ľud sa má s úprimným pokáním navrátiť späť k plneniu Božej zmluvy. – – Dnes sú rovnakým hriechom ohrozené aj kresťanské manželstvá, a takmer každé druhé manželstvo stroskotáva na nevere voči Bohu a manželskému partnerovi. Rozvod manželstva Boh nenávidí, a tak ho aj my (či slobodní alebo v manželstve) pokladajme za hriech voči Bohu aj ľuďom. Nebuďme neverní duchovne ani telesne. Za manželských partnerov, seba aj našich potomkov sa vytrvalo modlime, aby sme odolávali pokušeniam a obstáli pri plnení záväzkov pred Bohom aj ľuďmi. Modlitba: Svätý Bože, buď nám milostivý, odpusť každú neúctu, neveru, vierolomnosť a zradu, ktorej sa dopúšťame voči Tebe aj voči tým, pri ktorých sme sa pred Tebou zaviazali verne stáť. Pomáhaj nám, aby sme opätovali Tvoju lásku k nám a zostali si v manželstve verní. Amen. Pieseň: ES 556 Autor: Vlasta Okoličányová Beda tomu, kto zhrabúva, čo nepatrí jemu! – Dokedy ešte? Habakuk 2,6 Ježiš hovorí: „Kto je verný v malom, je verný aj vo veľkom, a kto je nespravodlivý v malom, je nespravodlivý aj vo veľkom.“ Lukáš 16,10 Zjavenie 22,(12-14)16.17.20.21 • Modlíme sa za: Hrochoť (ZvS) Otázky na rozjímanie: Ako dnes vnímam Boha ako svedka mojich zmlúv a záväzkov voči Nему a blížnym? Čo v mojom živote znesväcuje Božiu zmluvu a ako sa môžem v pokání vrátiť k vernosti? Ako môžem vytrvalo modliť za seba, partnera či potomkov, aby sme obstáli pred pokušeniami nevery? Dnes som vďačný za tieto 3 veci: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Viac o vďačnosti, čo to je, prečo je dôležité byť vďačný, ako praktizovať vďačnosť nájdeš na blogu

Kim był br. Wawrzyniec od Zmartwychwstania - XVII-wieczny karmelita bosy, którym inspiruje się Leon XIV? Na czym polega wyjątkowość jego praktyki Bożej obecności? Jak Bóg jest obecny we wnętrzu człowieka? Jakimi środkami się posłużyć, by pielęgnować świadomość tej obecności? I jak wpływa na nią obraz Boga?O Bożej obecności w praktyce rozmawiamy z o. Marcinem Fizią, karmelitą bosym, rekolekcjonistą oraz inicjatorem Szkoły Modlitwy „Smak Karmelu”.—Zapraszamy na nasz profil na Patronite.pl:⁠Smak Karmelu na Patronite

“Dawanie tego ludziom to jak dawanie dziecku brzytwy na plac zabaw.” Łukasz otwiera debatę Helm vs Kustomize prowokacyjnie - i przez pół godziny słyszymy, gdzie w deploymencie na Kubernetes granica między narzędziem a bronią samobójczą. Zgoda jest jedna: pakiety open source (Prometheus, Argo, Ingress) instalujemy Helmem jako package manager bez dyskusji. Reszta? Pole minowe. Master Helm z logiką warunkową dla całego środowiska? “Gdy osoba, która to stworzyła, odchodzi z projektu, pozostali mogą tylko płakać.” Helm + Kustomize razem? “To jak używanie refleksji do dostępu do prywatnych metod.” A migracje bazy w hookach? Szymon kategorycznie: “Kontrolę nad bazą produkcyjną mam ja. Ten Helm powinien zainstalować soft i odczepić się.” Łukasz kontruje: “W produkcie komercyjnym logika warunkowa jest niezbędna.” Finałowy twist: Helm 4.0 z WebAssembly. Szymon przerażony: “O Boże, teraz będzie można pisać jeszcze bardziej skomplikowane funkcje.” Łukasz: “Postgresa odpalisz z WebAssembly w ramach Helma.” Czy Twój zespół pisze charty według zasad SOLID jak w C#? Sprawdź, zanim ktoś zrobi Master Chart na 5000 linii YAML-a. ⚠️     A teraz nie ma co się obijać!

Je možné prožít uzdravení duše od následků šikany, úzkostí, pocitu méněcennosti? Jak nalézt smysl svého života? O Boží lásce, proměně a novém začátku vypráví Jaroslav Demeter.Tento podcast můžete podpořit na https://radio7.cz

Todd broke down how we're actually getting real ROI out of AI instead of chasing buzzwords, starting with the simple idea that domain expertise and clear value beats any hype cycle. He walked through the three places AI moves the needle G&A, capital, and risk and safety showing how agents can take over the daily grind like SCADA alert triage, revenue statements, AFEs, regulatory filings, and even capturing tribal knowledge before it walks out the door. He explained how Collide sits above systems like Quorum, WellView, SCADA, and accounting so teams can query everything in one place and see how a single well status change ripples across leases, contracts, and compliance. Regulatory use cases are exploding W-10s, injectors, flaring permits, methane reporting and mapping is becoming a key layer using tools like Mapbox. On the non-op side, the team is already extracting revenue statements and AFEs, pushing data into Aries and accounting, and setting up real ROI analysis for OBO partners. The takeaway start small, prove the value, then expand into a stack of agents that quietly take on the busywork so teams can focus on decisions that matter.Click here to watch a video of this episode.Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.Apply today at collide.ioClick here to view the episode transcript. https://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters

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Facture électronique : Comment ECMA préserve l'indépendance des cabinets face à la bataille des PDP ? Benjamin Royoux, responsable développement chez ECMA, fait son retour dans le podcast d'Alexis Slama pour décrypter les enjeux majeurs de la réforme 2026-2027. Un an après son premier passage, il révèle comment les cabinets d'expertise comptable peuvent préserver leur indépendance face à la bataille commerciale des banques et éditeurs pour capter les entreprises.Découvrez :La stratégie du "dernier mandat" : pourquoi faire signer vos clients maintenant est crucialL'évolution des modèles économiques : du bronze au platine, comment créer des offres de services à 3 niveauxLes services d'OD révolutionnaires : relance automatisée, carte pro, rapprochement bancaire temps réelLa transformation digitale des cabinets : passer de la production au pilotage d'entreprise quotidienL'intégration IA dans les solutions ECMA : de l'examen de conformité fiscale à l'évaluation d'entreprisesLa bataille des PDP : comment rester maître du jeu face aux 99 plateformes agréées

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Et si vous pouviez tripler la valeur de votre cabinet en quelques mois ? Alexis Slama reçoit Patrice Klug, expert en fusion-acquisition, révèle comment transformer radicalement la valorisation d'une entreprise avant sa transmission.Patrice Klug, ancien associé Deloitte Inextenso et fondateur d'Entreprises & décisions partage son approche révolutionnaire : doubler systématiquement la valorisation des entreprises via un coaching dirigeant et une transformation complète.⬇️ Découvrez :Comment restructurer les contrats pour améliorer la récurrence, optimiser les équipes dirigeantes, et utiliser les LBO/OBO pour maximiser le cash-out. Patrice dévoile sa méthode pour passer de 6 mois à 2 ans de préparation intensive et son système de rémunération exponentielle atteignant 20% sur les tranches marginales.Un épisode essentiel pour comprendre les mécanismes de création de valeur dans les cabinets d'expertise comptable et réussir sa transmission d'entreprise.

Welcome to our review of PR pitches and mergers & acquisitions in the UK PR scene with Andrew Bloch. Here we discuss the biggest pitch wins and mergers & acquisitions that the PR sector has seen in April 2025Andrew is the lead consultant - PR, Social, Content and Influencer at the new business consultancy firm AAR and a partner at PCB Partners, where he advises on buying and selling marketing services agencies.Don't miss PR Masterclass: AI in PR on July 2ndHow to Integrate AI into your PR WorkflowHow will AI impact the agency business model?The impact of AI on journalismIs LLM optimisation PR's biggest opportunity of our lifetimes?Check out the microsite PRMasterclasses.com for all the details including the speaker line-up.The other vital bit of information is that The Creative Moment Awards final entry deadline is Friday 20th June, You can see all the categories for 2025 at the microsite creativemomentawards.co.Thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here is this month's run down of the biggest PR pitch wins in May 2025:International Wine & Spirits Competition appoints ClarionBritish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) appoints KindredLastMinute.com appoints Sunny Side UpPeoples Postcode Lottery appoints SmartsTruffle Burger appoints ChompGousto appoints The RomansBAM UK appoints Four Agency WorldwideSamsung appoints MischiefWestern Digital appoints HarvardBurson appoints CellnexIP Office appoints Lansons Team FarnerWaitrose appoints The HeardWenzels appoints WSky TV appoints Blurred Contura Orthopedics appoints Match FitAnd this month's run down of M&A activity in the PR sector:Stakked acquires RadioactiveMission Group merges Mongoose PR with Populate Social and Alive Experiential to form Mongoose Sport& EntertainmentIntinctif sells MENA operations to Excella AdvisoryPublicis acquires Capitv8M+C Saatchi  acquires Dune 23Together Group acquires OBO

V roce 410 se stalo nemyslitelné: byl vypleněn Řím. Pohané měli jasno: „Řím padl, protože jsme opustili své bohy.“ Křesťané prý oslabili sílu impéria – vždyť jak může obstát společnost, která věří, že její Bůh zemřel na kříži? Umučený spasitel? Neměli bychom se vrátit ke starým bohům – k síle, kráse, bohatství?V roce 413 na tuto otázku odpovídal Aurelius Augustin, tehdejší biskup z Hippa. Přes den řešil církevní záležitosti, po večerech a nocích psal O Boží obci. V první části knihy zasazuje pád Říma do řetězce dějinných katastrof. Tolik katastrof, a přesto dosud člověk nepochopil, že všechno lidské jednou zmizí v prachu, i věčný Řím. Vůči pohanskému hledisku tak Augustin nabízí alternativní vyprávění o pádu Říma. Jeho protagonisty nejsou římští bohové, ale dvě obce: pozemská a Boží. Obě jsou v tomto světě promíseny, ale jen jedna má trvání. Už tehdy Augustin artikuloval otázky, které známe i dnes: Jaký příběh si vyprávíme, když se svět hroutí? Kdo rozhoduje, co je zánik – a co nový začátek? A z jakého smyslu žijeme?I svůj osobní příběh Augustin zasadil do širšího, přímo kosmického vyprávění. Jeho Vyznání, často označované za první autobiografii, není jen zpovědí, ale modlitbou – vyznáním chyb i víry. V jeho středu je neklidné srdce, které se ptá, jak správně žít. Augustin zkoušel filozofii i manicheismus, zápasil s tělem i ambicemi. Až v Miláně, pod vlivem biskupa Ambrože, pochopil, že člověk nepotřebuje jen učitele, ale především spasitele.Jeho autobiografie přechází v mystiku. A možná i to vrhá nové světlo na dnešní oblibu autofikce – žánru, který se také točí kolem lásky, stěžejního pojmu Augustinovy filosofie i teologie. Jenže zatímco Augustin pojednává o lásce, která má své těžiště nakonec ve vztahu k Bohu, autofikce sleduje vztah k sobě a k druhým. V tomto světle lze říct, že autofikce je sekularizovanou verzí Vyznání: mystikou vlastního já bez Boha. Anebo snad jeho kultem?KapitolyI. Augustin ve sporu Lva IVX. a J. D. Vance [začátek až 23:20]II. Od vládce slova k služebníku božímu [23:20 až 48:35]III. Autobiografie jako modlitba [48:35 až 1:10:15]IV. Pád Říma? Žádný důvod k panice! [1:10:15 až konec]BiografieAugustin, Vyznání, přel. Mikuláš Levý, Praha: Kalich, 1990.Augustin, O boží obci, 2 svazky, přel. Julie Nováková, Praha: Karolinu, 2007.Georgi Gospodinov, Časokryt, přel. David Bernstein, Praha: Argo, 2024.Peter Sloterdijk, Philosophische Temperamente: Von Platon bis Foucault, München: Diederichs Verlag, 2009.

Ilja Hradecký, uznávaný odborník na problematiku chudoby a bezdomovectví, se v těchto dnech dožívá osmdesáti let. Jeho životní cesta nebyla jednoduchá a musel se učit obstát sám před sebou, před lidmi a nakonec i před Bohem - možná proto hned v prvních dnech po Sametové revoluci začal pomáhat lidem, kteří potřebovali rychlou pomoc - nejprve běžencům a posléze bezdomovcům. O Božím vedení, útěše i letité mravenčí práci a službě potřebným bude vyprávět v rozhovoru s Kateřinou Hodecovou.

This episode is part of the 8FE (8-figure entrepreneur) series, where we talk to entrepreneurs who have already passed the million-dollar mark. Is your business ready for investors? This week on Beyond A Million, Brad sits down with the serial entrepreneur and investor Scott Oldford to talk about bootstrapping, raising money, structuring deals, and breaking through the 7-figure ceiling.  Scott, whose entrepreneurial journey started way back when he was a kid, is now one of the world's leading business advisors and mentors. He's created powerful frameworks for scaling online businesses and has helped hundreds of founders push past 7 figures. Today, he's here to help you do the same. Tune in!  — Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:43 Taking other people's money 00:10:18 How Scott approaches raising money  00:15:35 How Scott lost $15M 00:24:09 The impact of a personal brand 00:28:48 Making $1M at 16  00:37:32 The harsh truth about efficiency  00:41:59 The six-pillar framework and problem awareness  00:54:11 Unplugging for 6 months  01:01:54 Learn more about Scott  01:03:06 OBO and newsletters  01:09:43 Outro — Additional Resources:

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Geoffroy Lambert a cofondé Driiveme avec son frère Alexandre Lambert sur une idée simple : permettre le rapatriement simplifié des véhicules d'un point A à un autre point B, n'importe où en Europe. Disposant de milliers de chauffeurs à disposition de ses missions de convoyage, sa solution a grossi très vite pour atteindre 20M€ de chiffre d'affaires sur l'exercice 2021 et plus de 50M€ aujourd'hui. En 2023, l'entrée d'un fonds d'investissement via un OBO vient récompenser l'équipe fondatrice, lui permettant de cristalliser son premier cashout réussi. Geoffroy nous partage dans cet épisode ses enjeux réglementaires et RSE, sa stratégie de conquête européenne, sa méthodologie de structuration. Un épisode passionnant !

Wizerunek Czecha jako ateisty a Czech jako kraju bez boga, to jeden z najmocniejszych polskich mitów o Czechach. Tymczasem, jeśli przyjrzeć się dokładniej, sprawa z daleka nie jest taka prosta. W odcinku nr 68 wspólnie z Karoliną Ćwiek-Rogalską, etnolożką i bohemistką, profesorką Instytutu Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk szukamy odpowiedzi na szereg pytań związanych z tym mitem.Czy Czechy to najbardziej ateistyczny kraj na świecie? Czy można być niewierzącym chrześcijaninem? Czym w ogóle jest chrześcijaństwo laickie? Skąd sceptyczny stosunek do religii instytucjonalnych, szczególnie katolicyzmu? Czy husyci byli protestantami? I jak się do tego wszystkiego mają współczesne Czechy.Odcinkiem tym otwieram nieformalny cykl, który może doczeka się swojej playlisty i w którym będę chciał konfrontować z rzeczywistością najczęstsze polskie mity o Czechach.Z treścią rozmowy wiążą się niektóre z poprzednich odcinków Czechostacji, które znajdziecie poniżej:O Bożym NarodzeniuO Husie i wojnach husyckichO Janie ŽižceO świętym WacławieO świętym WojciechuO czeskim odrodzeniu narodowym-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jeśli podcast Wam się podoba i chcecie pomóc go rozwijać, możecie zostać Patronami lub Patronkami Czechostacji w serwisie Patronite. W tym tygodniu zdecydowali się na to:Cezary, Joanna, Marcin oraz MartaBardzo Wam dziękuję

"Není mezi vámi mnoho moudrých podle lidského soudu či urozených..." Že by opravdu platilo, že víra je jen pro nevzdělané a intelektuálně omezené? O Boží moudrosti, vedle které se lidské úvahy ukážou jako krátkozraké a nedostatečné, hovoří kazatel Jiří Hurta ve výkladu veršů 26 – 30 z 1. kapitoly 1. Korintským.

Dans ce nouvel épisode de Une Cession Presque Parfaite, j'ai reçu Eric Le Poole, entrepreneur et investisseur qui a réalisé un OBO sur sa propre entreprise avant de la vendre avec succès.On a parlé en détail de cette opération qui permet de récupérer des liquidités tout en gardant les commandes.L'OBO (Owner Buy Out) est un mécanisme encore peu connu par de nombreux dirigeants de PME. Pourtant, cette opération permet de réaliser un cash-out (récupérer une partie de la valeur de votre entreprise) tout en conservant le contrôle.Concrètement, comment ça fonctionne ?

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Copies of newspaper with Dale Earnhardt Sr accident, lots of photos. Will take offer. 251-689-4698 Painting of a ship in a nice frame, Mint Condition, “Steam Ship United States,” Flagship of the United States line, built in 1952 in Newport Ship Building and Drydock in Newport VA. Will take offer, 251-689-4698 Large wash pot in mint condition. 251-654-2501 8 ft. Brunswick pool table. Green felt, balls and cues included. 0 OBO. 251-473-6772 Marble topped credenza. 0.00; cat litter robot, new condition. 0.00; Ovation acoustic guitar. 0.00. Takamini classical guitar. 0.00; 3 black 2-drawer file cabinets. .00 ea. 239-766-9696 Velocity and...Article Link

Absolutely will not answer to "is this still available"  If ad is still up, it's available.  TOP IS CUT OFF and OPEN!! Speedometer does not work so MILAGE UNKNOWN $1200 OBO cash. Not interested in trades of any kind. Great running and driving. Several new parts on engine. Not rusted out.  This was used as a homecoming parade van  Can possibly store for you after purchase/ possession.   We also talk about Grain Elevators, Taco Bell, and Millennial in this episode. We just needed to get the stuff above out before we mentioned that. Happy Thanksgiving!  Email us at: thegoodbrothersshow@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook @thegoodbrothersshow

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of recruitment, offering innovative solutions to streamline hiring processes. Companies are increasingly turning to AI to enhance efficiency and precision in identifying suitable candidates for job openings. AI's ability to interpret and evaluate resumes is particularly noteworthy, as it enables the swift shortlisting of applicants based on their skills and professional backgrounds. Obo world is one of the leaders in this technology with its virtual agent Obo.AI streamlines the recruitment processAI's role extends beyond resume analysis, as it also facilitates pre-qualification interviews. These automated interviews are pivotal in gauging a candidate's compatibility with the organizational culture and job requirements. AI-driven virtual agents conduct these interviews with proficiency, thereby conserving recruiters' time for more critical recruitment phases.Ensuring a candidate's fit with the company culture poses a significant challenge for recruiters. AI tackles this by generating customized interview templates that probe both professional competencies and personal attributes. Such targeted questioning aids recruiters in determining if a candidate's values resonate with those of the company.Furthermore, AI champions inclusivity in recruitment by anonymizing personal details on resumes, such as names, ages, and photographs. This approach prioritizes skill-based evaluation, mitigating biases and promoting meritocracy in candidate selection.Where does Obo fit in?Obo has revolutionized the recruitment process by providing a neutral and customizable platform for both clients and candidates. The virtual agent allows candidates to have interviews at their convenience, without feeling judged by a human interviewer. This flexibility in scheduling interviews has been well received by candidates, as they can participate in interviews in a relaxed and comfortable environment, leading to a more positive experience overall.One of the key features of Obo is that it does not record interviews, but rather allows recruiters to ask questions and tick answers to ensure clear communication and understanding. This eliminates the potential for bias based on factors such as background noise or poor audio quality. Additionally, the virtual agent can reach out to a larger pool of potential candidates, increasing the chances of finding the right fit for a position.For employers, Obo saves time by streamlining the sourcing and pre-qualification process, allowing them to review a larger number of candidates quickly and efficiently. The virtual agent provides a debrief of the interviews, including scoring and insights into candidate personalities, skills, and experience. This information helps employers make informed decisions about which candidates to move forward with for in-person interviews.Conclusion: AI can streamline the hiring processIn summary, AI is revolutionizing recruitment by automating laborious tasks like resume screening and preliminary interviews, while also offering valuable insights for informed hiring decisions. As AI technology advances, it is poised to become an integral component in shaping the future of recruitment, enhancing the efficacy of hiring practices, diminishing biases, and ensuring the selection of the most qualified individuals for teams. AI's impact on recruitment is a testament to its potential to redefine industry standards and practices.The use of virtual agents like Obo in the recruitment process streamlines the hiring process, improves efficiency, reduces bias, and ultimately leads to better hiring decisions. As technology continues to advance, AI will play a crucial role in shaping the future of recruitment by providing innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of employers and candidates alike.Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of recruitment, offering innovative solutions to streamline hiring processes. Companies are increasingly turning to AI to enhance efficiency and precision in identifying suitable candidates for job openings. AI's ability to interpret and evaluate resumes is particularly noteworthy, as it enables the swift shortlisting of applicants based on their skills and professional backgrounds. Obo world is one of the leaders in this technology with its virtual agent Obo.AI streamlines the recruitment processAI's role extends beyond resume analysis, as it also facilitates pre-qualification interviews. These automated interviews are pivotal in gauging a candidate's compatibility with the organizational culture and job requirements. AI-driven virtual agents conduct these interviews with proficiency, thereby conserving recruiters' time for more critical recruitment phases.Ensuring a candidate's fit with the company culture poses a significant challenge for recruiters. AI tackles this by generating customized interview templates that probe both professional competencies and personal attributes. Such targeted questioning aids recruiters in determining if a candidate's values resonate with those of the company.Furthermore, AI champions inclusivity in recruitment by anonymizing personal details on resumes, such as names, ages, and photographs. This approach prioritizes skill-based evaluation, mitigating biases and promoting meritocracy in candidate selection.Where does Obo fit in?Obo has revolutionized the recruitment process by providing a neutral and customizable platform for both clients and candidates. The virtual agent allows candidates to have interviews at their convenience, without feeling judged by a human interviewer. This flexibility in scheduling interviews has been well received by candidates, as they can participate in interviews in a relaxed and comfortable environment, leading to a more positive experience overall.One of the key features of Obo is that it does not record interviews, but rather allows recruiters to ask questions and tick answers to ensure clear communication and understanding. This eliminates the potential for bias based on factors such as background noise or poor audio quality. Additionally, the virtual agent can reach out to a larger pool of potential candidates, increasing the chances of finding the right fit for a position.For employers, Obo saves time by streamlining the sourcing and pre-qualification process, allowing them to review a larger number of candidates quickly and efficiently. The virtual agent provides a debrief of the interviews, including scoring and insights into candidate personalities, skills, and experience. This information helps employers make informed decisions about which candidates to move forward with for in-person interviews.Conclusion: AI can streamline the hiring processIn summary, AI is revolutionizing recruitment by automating laborious tasks like resume screening and preliminary interviews, while also offering valuable insights for informed hiring decisions. As AI technology advances, it is poised to become an integral component in shaping the future of recruitment, enhancing the efficacy of hiring practices, diminishing biases, and ensuring the selection of the most qualified individuals for teams. AI's impact on recruitment is a testament to its potential to redefine industry standards and practices.The use of virtual agents like Obo in the recruitment process streamlines the hiring process, improves efficiency, reduces bias, and ultimately leads to better hiring decisions. As technology continues to advance, AI will play a crucial role in shaping the future of recruitment by providing innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of employers and candidates alike.Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

Thomas Gruber je odraščal na kmetiji, a raje izbral karierno pot v turizmu. Obožuje gore in pohodništvo. Pri 26 letih ima že zelo zahtevno službo, koordinira in vodi pisarno turizma na enem najbolj znanih avstrijskih smučišč. Kot pravi se njegova ljubezen do organizacije čuti tudi pri načrtovanju dopusta.Vsebina je del projekta I know EU/ Tu EU 2024, ki ga sofinancira Evropska unija.

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1173, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Historic Classifieds 1: "FSBO." this "vast region including Aleutian Islands. $7.2 million OBO". Alaska. 2: In 431 he would have jumped at the ad "Bishop needed for Celtic island. Must have shamrock". St. Patrick. 3: Situation wanted: this "ex-naval minister seeks post, nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, sweat". Winston Churchill. 4: In 1508 he may have successfully responded to "Chapel painter needed. Strong neck a must". Michelangelo. 5: In the 1660s she could have advertised, "Experienced queen seeks throne. Catholic countries only". Queen Christina of Sweden. Round 2. Category: 1995 Cars 1: This company has a new ragtop Celica. Toyota. 2: Pontiac's Sunfire replaced this other "Sun" model. the Sunbird. 3: Its new XJ6 sedan has a base price of $53,450; its XJ12, $77,250. Jaguar. 4: This Japanese automaker's Odyssey is its first minivan. Honda. 5: Its Integra LS is Consumer Reports' top recommended small car. Acura. Round 3. Category: Tough Chicks 1: Yvonne Craig on TV and Alicia Silverstone on film played this hero. Batgirl. 2: This New Zealander hung up her chakram in 2001. Lucy Lawless. 3: As this hero, Lynda Carter was in her satin tights, fighting for her rights. Wonder Woman. 4: She was played on TV by Diana Rigg and on film by Uma Thurman. Emma Peel. 5: She was a kick as Yu Shu Lien in "Crouching Tiger" and Wai Lin in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Michelle Yeoh. Round 4. Category: Comedians 1: Comic whose "trial by fire" fueled his comedy routines. Richard Pryor. 2: Michael Palin was one of "the knights who say 'Ni'" in a 1975 film by this comedy troupe. Monty Python. 3: His teaming with Dean Martin lasted 10 years - 1946 to 1956. Jerry Lewis. 4: Before he became Mork from Ork, he studied acting with John Houseman at Juilliard. Robin Williams. 5: After walking the beat with Nick Nolte, he's on his own in "Beverly Hills Cop". Eddie Murphy. Round 5. Category: Transportation In Song 1: In "The Christmas Song, "They know that Santa's on his way, he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on" this. his sleigh. 2: A hotel party inspired Steven Tyler to write, "Love In" one of these, "livin' it up when I'm goin' down". an elevator. 3: In "Dead Man's Curve" the driver of a Jaguar XK-E challenged the driver of this Chevy sports car to a drag race. a (Stingray) Corvette. 4: Day-o! This Harry Belafonte calypso favorite was featured in a raucous dinner scene in the film "Beetlejuice". the "Banana Boat" (song). 5: In "The Letter" the Box Tops didn't have "time to make the fast train", so they got a ticket on this. an airplane. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

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**Discussion begins at 4:30**Ursula and Sabina Eriksson were identical twin sisters born in Sweden in 1967.  They were the youngest of 4 children, and had an uneventful, happy childhood without any evidence of mental health issues or substance abuse.  Eventually, Ursula moved to the US, and Sabina moved to Ireland where she was living with her partner and two children in 2008. On Friday, May 16, Ursula went to visit her sister in Ireland. Later that day, they are seen running into traffic on the M6, and motorway cops are sent to check on them.  The girls were initially calm, on the side of the road chatting with cops, when suddenly, Ursula, bolted into the street, running into the side of a truck traveling 90 km/hr and crushing her legs.  While officers tended to Ursula, Sabina bolted  into the motorway where she was promptly hit by a car.  She remained unconscious for 15 minutes, before waking up combative and fighting with police.  The girls were shouting at each other “I recognize you, you aren't real” and “they're going to steal your organs”.   Both sisters were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.  Ursula was taken to surgery and spent months convalescing in the hospital.  Toxicology screens were negative for drugs and alcohol.  Sabina, however, was released after evaluation and arrested for trespassing and assault on a police officer.   At booking, she denied any medical history, psychiatric history, or suicidal ideations.  While there, she was pleasant and joking with the officers.  She stated, “We say in Sweden, that an accident rarely comes alone.  Usually at least one follows, maybe two.”  On May 19, she pleads guilty to her charges for assaulting the police officer and trespassing on the motorway, and was sentenced to 1 day in jail (or time served).  She is released from jail, and meets Glenn Hollinshead, who offers her a place to stay and to help find her sister.   The next day, he goes next door to ask his neighbor for some tea.  Glenn goes back into his house, and less than a minute later he comes out bleeding and saying “she stabbed me, she stabbed me” before dying.  Sabina eventually pleads guilty and is sentenced to 5 years in prison.  The defense claimed that she was a victim of folie-a-deux, or a madness shared by two.  They claimed that Ursula was the primary psychiatric sufferer, and Sabina only acted as she did because of the shared psychosis.  Is this an unfortunate case of mental illness?  Or were the twins involved in military experimentation, victims of mind control, involved in a drug trafficking scheme, or being observed by the police?  Is there more to the story?  This week, we discuss the theories more in depth and tell you what we believe.Source Material and Additional ContentSupport the showTheme song by INDA

**Discussion begins at 5:00**Ursula and Sabina Eriksson were identical twin sisters born in Sweden in 1967.  They were the youngest of 4 children, and had an uneventful, happy childhood without any evidence of mental health issues or substance abuse.  Eventually, Ursula moved to the US, and Sabina moved to Ireland where she was living with her partner and two children in 2008. On Friday, May 16, Ursula went to visit her sister in Ireland. Later that day, they are seen running into traffic on the M6, and motorway cops are sent to check on them.  The girls were initially calm, on the side of the road chatting with cops, when suddenly, Ursula, bolted into the street, running into the side of a truck traveling 90 km/hr and crushing her legs.  While officers tended to Ursula, Sabina bolted  into the motorway where she was promptly hit by a car.  She remained unconscious for 15 minutes, before waking up combative and fighting with police.  The girls were shouting at each other “I recognize you, you aren't real” and “they're going to steal your organs”.   Both sisters were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.  Ursula was taken to surgery and spent months convalescing in the hospital.  Toxicology screens were negative for drugs and alcohol.  Sabina, however, was released after evaluation and arrested for trespassing and assault on a police officer.   At booking, she denied any medical history, psychiatric history, or suicidal ideations.  While there, she was pleasant and joking with the officers.  She stated “We say in Sweden, that an accident rarely comes alone.  Usually at least one follows, maybe two.”  On May 19, she pleads guilty to her charges for assaulting the police officer and trespassing on the motorway, and was sentenced to 1 day in jail (or time served).  She is released from jail, and meets Glenn Hollinshead, who offers her a place to stay and to help find her sister.   The next day, he goes next door to ask his neighbor for some tea.  Glenn goes back into his house, and less than a minute later he comes out bleeding and saying “she stabbed me, she stabbed me” before dying.  Sabina eventually pleads guilty and is sentenced to 5 years in prison.  The defense claimed that she was a victim of folie-a-deux, or a madness shared by two.  They claimed that Ursula was the primary psychiatric sufferer, and Sabina only acted as she did because of the shared psychosis.  Is this an unfortunate case of mental illness?  Or were the twins involved in military experimentation, victims of mind control, involved in a drug trafficking scheme, or being observed by the police?  Is there more to the story?Source Material and Additional ContentSupport the showTheme song by INDA

✅  Subscribe Like And Leave A Comment ✅  Episodes Drops Weekly And Available On All Platforms Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has said he deserves to have had 20 Grammys already in his career.The OBO crooner, however, insisted that God's timing is the best as he prepares for what will be an historic night in his career at the 66th Grammy Awards happening on Monday, February 5.Recall the singer, who was previously snubbed by the Recording Academy, grabbed three nominations at the 66th Grammys.Speaking ahead of the awards ceremony in a recent interview with France 24, Davido said he has been patient for the award.He said, “Shoutout to the Recording Academy. This is my first nomination ever. So it's crazy to get three at once.“We worked really hard on this album [‘Timeless']. I was just really patient. So, if you ask me if I deserve Grammys in the past, I already need 20 Grammys. But, like I said, God's timing is the best. We will see what happens.”Davido's album ‘Timeless' is nominated in the Best Global Music Album category, while ‘Feel' and ‘Unavailable' are nominated in the Best Global Music Performance and Best African Music Performance categories, respectively.Davido recently headlined the O2 Arena for his Timeless Concert and the singer set to headline the Accor Arena next before heading for the Grammy ceremony.

In this episode meet Dr. PJ – Porscha Jackson, PhD – a powerhouse in Houston's small business ecosystem! As the Business Development Manager at the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity (OBO), she's not just managing programs; she's the secret sauce for small businesses hungry for success. Picture her as a go-to mentor, helping entrepreneurs navigate the business labyrinth and representing OBO with flair at community events. Beyond her city role, Dr. PJ is an author, penning "Pursuing Legacy" and contributing her brilliance to academic texts and anthologies. With a heart for the underdog, she's not just a professional rockstar but a community champion, fighting for inclusivity and brighter futures. Learn more about the City of Houston, TX, and the work they do: https://www.houstontx.gov/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/support

In this episode meet Dr. PJ – Porscha Jackson, PhD – a powerhouse in Houston's small business ecosystem! As the Business Development Manager at the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity (OBO), she's not just managing programs; she's the secret sauce for small businesses hungry for success. Picture her as a go-to mentor, helping entrepreneurs navigate the business labyrinth and representing OBO with flair at community events. Beyond her city role, Dr. PJ is an author, penning "Pursuing Legacy" and contributing her brilliance to academic texts and anthologies. With a heart for the underdog, she's not just a professional rockstar but a community champion, fighting for inclusivity and brighter futures. Learn more about the City of Houston, TX, and the work they do: https://www.houstontx.gov/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/governmentcoins/support

Episode OverviewAre you still navigating the complexities of AI? Are you uncertain about the preparations needed for its effective integration? In this episode, join us as Noah Berk, co-founder of OBO, talks about leveraging AI to optimize tech operations and drive business growth. Learn from Noah's 20 years of B2B expertise and OBO's success in integrating AI with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Monday.com. This episode is packed with actionable insights, from preparing for AI integration to practical applications across various tech platforms. Don't miss this opportunity to future-proof your tech consulting business with AI strategies that truly work.About ​​ Noah BerkNoah Berk is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of OBO, a technology performance group that offers a wide range of services, including strategy, technical expertise, AI, and digital marketing. They specialize in maximizing companies' investments in HubSpot, Monday.com, and Salesforce. As a Co-CEO, he takes charge of OBO's partnerships, business development, and marketing. OBO has earned the prestigious honor of being a 2x Inc. 5000 company and is recognized as an Inc. Best Places to Work company. They proudly hold the titles of HubSpot Elite Partner, Monday.com Advanced Implementation Certified Partner, and the North American Partner of the Year award from Monday.com. Additionally, they are an award-winning Salesforce Certified Partner, having received numerous accolades for their exceptional work on behalf of their clients.Resources and Links510 - Show NotesTheobogroup.comNoah's LinkedIn profileYakBots.aiChatGPTSlack.comThe Paul Higgins ShowStrategic Profit Blueprint Join our newsletterPaulhigginsmentoring.comConnect With PaulOn LinkedIn

Growing up in organized sports, our coaches used to cup check us constantly. Whether they were trying to see if we were in uniform, or it was some sadistic ritual, the jury is still out. But it seems that this has continued and is now going viral. So why do much of the "affectionate" rituals that men in the west observe seem to have undertones of a desperation to touch and be touched? Are we so afraid to show any type of affection that we need to add an overtone of pain to it? I don't remember hearing stories of band teachers cup checking band members with an Obo. Join us today as we tangent about strange male rituals, regional weed shops and the rest of the randomness that weaves this conversation together. ~Enjoy the Journey~ IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adamriehlhealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/adamriehlhealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/robin.grether.1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itzyourweirdaunt⁠

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Welcome to Episode 102 of the Sports Card Strategy Show with hosts Paul Hickey of NoOffseason.com, the Sports Card Doctor, Chad Guell, of NoOffseason.com, and Kendall "Lefty" McKee of NoOffseason.com, JustBaseball.com and Just Breaks. This week also includes guest Gary from Hoops and Cards. Paul L - 1972 Wilt Chamberlain Topps that was purchased from Graybo's. $54 to get it graded. The real was L that it took forever to come back from PSA. Action item: don't submit cards like this to PSA, choose SGC because you can submit a vintage card with other cards. W - Marvin Harrison Jr. Sale, Bought on: Aug 25, 2023. Order total:US $183.83. Sold and immediately paid for September 26, 2023. Net profit from eBay: $352.87. Total Net Profit = $169.01 B - from Janelle on Discord; Possible buys of the week - Cooper Kupp. Coming back from injury soon and his cards are still down quite a bit. And Caitlin Clark, she's a stud. Bowman Chrome University 1sts, variations, serial numbered, PSA 10s S - Puka Nacua. SELL Prizm Draft Picks Auto, base; Christian McCaffrey. SELLDevon Achane - SCORE ROOKIE AUTO; Travis Kelce 2013 Topps Chrome Base is up due to Taylor Swift hype. Lefty L - Topps Bowman Bounty multiple 1 of 1's. W - snagged another deal on a Jackson Holliday auto. $430 average is over $500 B - New MLB prospect top 50. Biggest movers are Jace Jung. S - Sell playoff baseball guys. Don't wait for markers to hit. Be the first to the market. Chad L - Market movers has not been working properly. W - Bought 2 Caleb Williams Bowman Chrome 1st Base Auto's in raw condition at the beginning of September with the plans of grading them both. I paid $205 for 1 and $215 for the other. However after he blew up Colorado I thought I should try and list one with a BIN for $300. In 8 minutes someone smacked the BIN. So I thought let's try the other one at $400 OBO. I had a regular buyer from me contact me and said he would do $400 shipped so I sold them both for about a net $250 profit for less than 30 day flip! B - Giannis Hoops PSA 10's base, Gold, and red Backs, Justine Fields Prizm Silver and Optic Holo PSA 10's, Jayson Tatum Optic Holo rookie psa 10, SGA optic Holo rc psa 10, 2007 Topps Kevin Durant factory set white psa 10, James Wood bowman chrome 1st base, and mojo psa 10's, 2005 Topps Base Aaron Rodgers PSA 10's, Tyrese Maxey Silver Prizm PSA 10, 2020 Anthony Edwards Downtown PSA 10 S - Damian Lillard with plans to buy back in when prices come back down after trade hype spike, Ronald Acuna Jr, Travis Kelce because of the Swift Hype Strategy of the week: Start focusing on already graded basketball psa 10's Gary Underwood L - Shohei Ohtani - I bought a PSA10 Topps 2028 RC (Pitching) in February for $70 plus shipping and should have sold it in June when it hit $250+. Gotta take profits when you can, and that was nearly 4X with no real jump-up in sight beyond that, even before his injury. Now, the card is back to $100-ish and who knows how/what he will play next year. W - Fanatics Sportsbook - I created accounts for me and my wife and we each got $100 to spend on swag at Fanatics.com. The Tyrese Maxey City Edition shirt-jersey can't get here fast enough! B - Other than remaining very high on Tyrese Maxey, SGA, and Anthony Edwards… Wemby will be the new attraction this season, but Devin Vassell could lead Spurs in scoring. Scoot gets the keys in Portland, but not until Anfernee Simons shows him how to do it. Jrue could be flipped to Toronto, keying a deep playoff run for Pascal Siakam! S - Selling football QBs as they pop - Tua 10 RC sold on Sunday during his game. Listed and selling my Herberts, Mahomes, Hurts, Burrow, and Herbert - but keep some for playoffs… Strategy of the week: Avoiding new releases and “FOMO” pricing on Basketball cards this season. We'd love your questions and comments!

Na debatě o zvýšení televizního poplatku je zajímavé, že o peníze lidem až na prvním místě nejde. Obočí se zvedá především těm, od kterých se chce, aby platili za něco, oč nemají zájem. Zákonodárci předpokládají, že kdo má možnost sledovat Českou televizi, ten tuto možnost také využívá.

Hey hey hey! How are our favourite crackheads? Your girls are back with a gisting episode to give you a social media report card just in case you weren't there when it went down. We discuss all the wahala on the ground, from Akeelah and the Bee to OBO. You can't be tired of our voices just yet oh, tune in.We're now on the GCR podcast network, so you can stream and listen to our episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts as well as on listentogcr.com/is-it-crack. You know how it is already crackheads, please share, leave comments and rate us whenever you can. You can also send us feedback and dilemmas on @isitcrackpod on Twitter & Instagram, we'll always be happy to hear from you.A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

In Brazilian Music for Oboe and Piano, oboist Alexandre Ficarelli and pianist Marcos Aragoni present a refined selection of works by Brazilian composers active in the 20th and 21st centuries. These composers include Camargo Guarnieri, Osvaldo Lacerda, Ernst Mahle, Mario Ficarelli, and Liduino Pitombeira.Tracks1. Ponteio No. 39: Dengoso (Arr. for Oboe and Piano by Osvaldo Lacerda) (M. Camargo Guarnieri) - (1:29)2. Ponteio No. 44: Desconsolado (Arr. for Oboe and Piano by Osvaldo Lacerda) (M. Camargo Guarnieri) - (1:58)3. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: I. Moderado (Osvaldo Lacerda) - (5:42)4. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: II. Lento, mas Não Muito (Osvaldo Lacerda) - (4:26)5. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: III. Movido (Osvaldo Lacerda) - (2:27)6. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: I. Allegretto (Ernst Mahle) - (4:07)7. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: II. Andante. Presto. Tempo. Presto. Andante (Ernst Mahle) - (6:01)8. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: III. Allegro Vivace (Ernst Mahle) - (2:59)9. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: I. (Mario Ficarelli) - (7:09)10. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: II. (Mario Ficarelli) - (3:52)11. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: I. Luar Caiçara (Liduino Pitombeira) - (6:02)12. Sonata para Oboé e Piano: II. Jornada (Liduino Pitombeira) - (4:15)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.     

Noah Berk has over 20 years experience in B2B marketing, sales, and strategy and is a co-founder of OBO, a technology performance group. Established in 2016, OBO helps solve the digital challenges of modern organizations by partnering with some of the top software companies in the world. Join Jim Barnish and Noah Berk as they discuss outbound email marketing, the pros and cons of partners, and optimizing HubSpot, Salesforce, and Monday.com. 3 Key TakeawaysProfessional Service Organizations

On this episode of DTC POD, the Kippenbergers join Blaine & Ramon to talk about turning a $1000 magazine about powerboating and avante garde transportation into a lifestyle brand of choice for billionaires. They've done everything from having a race boat team, a rally car team, to furniture collaborations with Ligne Roset and selling the most expensive cold brew coffee in the world. They discuss their brand's values and approach to collaborations over industry gatekeepers, and the risks involved in pursuing growth. Additionally, we focus on quality and design principles for modern brands.This is an extremely unique, must listen episode for anyone who's trying to stand out in a copy-cat culture of sameness.We cover:1. Power boating and offshore racing championships2. Collaboration and strategic partnerships in branding3. Anti-censorship and pro-freedom values4. Quality and innovation in consumer products5. Challenges of motivation and avoiding burnout[00:05:54] RollsRoyce Project; Underground Zine; $1000 Power Boating Mag.[00:13:59] High-Quality Consumer Products; Partnerships; Managing Growth and Motivation.[00:20:15] Boat Racing Team; Car Team; Organic Coffee; Sponsorships.[00:29:47] Vintage Clip Owners for Commentary; Unique Creation.[00:35:22] Magazine Cover Collaboration; Partnering with Brands; Building CPG products.[00:43:50] Reminiscing on Red Bull's Rise to Success.Shownotes powered by CastmagicP.S. Get our pod highlights delivered directly to your inbox with the DTC Pod Newsletter! Episode brought to you by Finaloop, the real-time accounting service trusted by hundreds of DTC Brands. Try Finaloop free - no credit card required. Visit finaloop.com/dtcpod and get 14 days free and a 2-month P&L within 24 hours.Past guests & brands on DTC Pod include Gilt, PopSugar, Glossier, MadeIN, Prose, Bala, P.volve, Ritual, Bite, Oura, Levels, General Mills, Mid Day Squares, Prose, Arrae, Olipop, Ghia, Rosaluna, Form, Uncle Studios & many more.Additional episodes you might like:• #175 Ariel Vaisbort - How OLIPOP Runs Influencer, Community, & Affiliate Growth• #184 Jake Karls, Midday Squares - Turning Your Brand Into The Influencer With Content• #205 Kasey Stewart: Suckerz- - Powering Your Launch With 300 Million Organic Views• #219 JT Barnett: The TikTok Masterclass For Brands• #223 Lauren Kleinman: The PR & Affiliate Marketing Playbook• ​​​​#243 Kian Golzari - Source & Develop Products Like The World's Best Brands-----Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further?Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you.Want the weekly TL;DR of tips delivered to your mailbox?Check out our newsletter hereFollow us for content, clips, giveaways, & updates!DTCPod InstagramDTCPod TwitterDTCPod TikTokChris Kippenberger - Founder of VehiculeJo Kippenberger - Founder of VehiculeRamon Berrios - CEO of Trend.ioBlaine Bolus - Co-Founder of Seated

Welcome to the newly rebranded Online Business Owner: The Podcast! First, you are not crazy, as we have a new host, Vernon Foster. Vernon is an author, podcaster, and self-proclaimed sommelier of video marketing.  In this quick episode, we want to share what our mission is here at OBO, the importance of transparency when growing and scaling an online business, and why we are against the one-trick pony mentality! Thank you for checking us out, and please subscribe, so you don't miss any future episodes!Time Stamps:(0:55) You're Not Crazy… It's a New Host(1:42) Your New Home(1:53) Who is Vernon?(3:03) What To Expect From This Show and Shoutout to Tyler(3:45) What is Our Mission(5:48) The Importance of Transparency(8:28) Anti-One Trick Pony(10:40) Please Subscribe or Re-engage!  Check Out Our Website at https://onlinebusinessowner.com