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To: george76

Not surprising as WW2 was a prime example of that, took Stalin 2 years to find Generals that knew how to fight..Always thought the Soviet army was a paper tiger.


6 posted on 03/12/2022 5:24:39 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: dpetty121263

And that was a great deal due to the 1930s purges which imprisoned or killed many generals.


10 posted on 03/12/2022 5:30:47 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: dpetty121263

“Not surprising as WW2 was a prime example of that, took Stalin 2 years to find Generals that knew how to fight..Always thought the Soviet army was a paper tiger.”

Absolutely true. In fact, if you look at maps of the Eastern Front from 1943-1945, it was an absolute catastrophic disaster for the Russians.....


30 posted on 03/12/2022 5:53:54 AM PST by Jay W
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To: dpetty121263

The Russian army peaked in Manchuria.


53 posted on 03/12/2022 6:25:13 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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