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.
And that was a great deal due to the 1930s purges which imprisoned or killed many generals.
“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.....
The Russian army peaked in Manchuria.