While Pattons statement about the Russians was probably true, the means for defeating the Russians on a land war did not exist
I learned just recently that more Russians died in the German siege of Leningrad than all Americans killed in all theaters of WW II
Russian post WW II actions were basically defensive in nature. The Russian consensus was “never again”. There will never again be an invasion of the motherland.
To insure that consensus, a buffer strip of Roughly 1,000 miles was established. That buffer was misidentified as the Iron Curtin when in reality it was a defensive moat
The Russian loss of life.
In ww2...
And, before that in genocides like the holodomor?
How many are we talking about 70 million?
The Russian loss of life.
In ww2...
And, before that in genocides like the holodomor?
How many are we talking about 70 million?
Also, Patton was zotted...
By the Admin Moderator at the time....
You know why? Because that's what Stalin wanted. He hated that city, he saw it as a threat to the Kremlin, the Party Boss of Leningrad was a dead man walking.