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TIL Germany granted Vladimir Lenin safe passage back to Russia via armored train knowing of his plans to begin the revolution and remove Russia from World War 1. Lenin succeeded and Russia was no longer a threat to the Germans. This could be one of the best military decisions ever made.

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