[JimRed]

Does that include his purges of the Red Army officer corps?

[Joe Brower]

As I understand this part of history, the losses the Soviet army suffered at the hands of the Germans were multiplied by a lack of solid, experienced leadership in the upper echelons of his forces.

Stalin's elimination of many of his most valuable officers as was his wont against anyone he considered an adversary made that happen.

But then again, as Uncle Joe liked to say, "A million deaths is a mere statistic".