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[–] 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Would you prefer French generals? And didn't the British go to war over Polish independence, hard to say they won really. My choice would be that Russian hero, General Winter.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    I'm going to bitch about the winter beating back the German.

    The German had to stop their offensive in part because of winter, as the logistic network was too long and overcapacity to effectively bring winter gear up to the front.

    But that's only part of it, the issue. The biggest issue is, the German army was just out of steam by December 1941. They had been fighting nearly non stop since March, 1st in Yugoslavia and Greece and then in the USSR with very little time to recover. The fighting in the USSR had been very costly in men, and the drive itself had left the tanks and trucks running ragged. The Germans needed to use the winter to bring up fresh troops, equipment and munition for large scale offensive in spring 1942.

    Also there is probably something to be say about diminishing the achievement of Soviet Generals like Konev and Zhukov but I am too sleepy to finish my comment.

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  • [–] 1 point 17 minutes ago

    I respect your argument. I'd replace "out of steam" with "out of oil" and add an honorable mention for Tukhachevsky's theory contributions, but totally good point.

    To be fair, only Генерал Мороз was also a veteran of the Napoleonic wars too.

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