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boykin530 · 09-09-2008, 09:05 AM

- Weather repeatedly frustrated the fulfillment of German operational aims.
Repeatedly ? I've never heard anyone say "repeatedly". But obviously, enduring -40 degree temperatures without proper winter clothing was a major factor that hurt the Germans armies near Moscow. Frostbite was VERY significant. The Siberian divisions were much better prepared for the deadly cold.
But in Kursk ? No, the weather was not a decisive factor. So there's no "repeatedly" about it.
If this author is denying the issue of frostbite in the Battle of Moscow then something is very wrong here. I'm sure he's not doing that unless this is just some useless propaganda piece.

- Soviet manpower resources were inexhaustible, hence the Soviets continually ignored human losses.
Again, I'ver never heard any American state the issue in such an extreme way as the author is suggesting. Inexhaustible ? Who would say that ?? Now, were many Soviet commanders and Stalin himself psychoticly cruel to their own troops ? Absolutely ! Troops were lined up and marched into mine fields. Need more ? POWs returning from Germany were sent to the Siberian gulags. More ? Stalin caused at least 100,000 casualties by turning the Battle of Berlin into a competition between commanders.
But again, I've never heard anyone state the reason for the Soviet's psychotic and cruel behavior toward their own troops was because they had inexhaustible manpower.

- Lend lease was critical for Soviet victory. Without it collapse might have ensured.
Lend lease aid was indeed critical for Soviet victory. To deny this would just be more anti-American biase. Could the Soviets have succeeded without the LL support ? That answer would be purely speculative. I have a link to an article about the Soviet's lend lease aid. I'll try to remember to find it and post it here.

09-09-2008, 09:05 AM	#68 (permalink)
boykin530 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 21	*- Weather repeatedly frustrated the fulfillment of German operational aims.* Repeatedly ? I've never heard anyone say "repeatedly". But obviously, enduring -40 degree temperatures without proper winter clothing was a major factor that hurt the Germans armies near Moscow. Frostbite was VERY significant. The Siberian divisions were much better prepared for the deadly cold. But in Kursk ? No, the weather was not a decisive factor. So there's no "repeatedly" about it. If this author is denying the issue of frostbite in the Battle of Moscow then something is very wrong here. I'm sure he's not doing that unless this is just some useless propaganda piece. - Soviet manpower resources were inexhaustible, hence the Soviets continually ignored human losses. Again, I'ver never heard any American state the issue in such an extreme way as the author is suggesting. Inexhaustible ? Who would say that ?? Now, were many Soviet commanders and Stalin himself psychoticly cruel to their own troops ? Absolutely ! Troops were lined up and marched into mine fields. Need more ? POWs returning from Germany were sent to the Siberian gulags. More ? Stalin caused at least 100,000 casualties by turning the Battle of Berlin into a competition between commanders. But again, I've never heard anyone state the reason for the Soviet's psychotic and cruel behavior toward their own troops was because they had inexhaustible manpower. - Lend lease was critical for Soviet victory. Without it collapse might have ensured. Lend lease aid was indeed critical for Soviet victory. To deny this would just be more anti-American biase. Could the Soviets have succeeded without the LL support ? That answer would be purely speculative. I have a link to an article about the Soviet's lend lease aid. I'll try to remember to find it and post it here.