I don't think anyone is making that argument, however given the particular tactical situation as it concerns the Wehrmacht directly after the...
I agree, my question was borderline to a rhetorical one. The point is that I don't think anyone can say that the Red Army was suddenly able to...
Just a logical question; If the Red Army had been unable to stop the Wehrmacht until the fall rains, then why is it as soon as the mud came that...
The muddy pause was no pause at all, it was actually referred to as the snail offensive because they were still pushing forward. The supply lines...
Actually they did, after they had destroyed the Soviet armies defending Moscow in early October (Vyazma and Briansk pockets) the road to Moscow...
The Russians signed a seperate peace in WWI which was seen by many in the west as a betrayal, the Western Powers later intervened in the Russian...
Well, actually what you wrote above is to me just one person's opinion. I personally don't cling to any age old generalizations about the Soviet...
Did anyone ever try to assasinate the Kaiser? German "dissent" in WWI was a product of mass starvation not a lack of will to fight or loyalty...
Just a hunch, but I would guess that the manual adjustment pertained to long range shooting. So if that is the case then laying the gun on the...
Its back a few pages.....
Factory relocation... You can move the machines and the workers but you cannot move the buildings, the power stations, the rail net and all of the...
The fact remains that if the Wehrmacht had taken Moscow the Red Army's efforts to continue the war would have been greatly hindered. Everything...
I suggest you guys look at the map of Soviet railways I posted and take note that the Germans would have been in possession of the majority of the...
That is unless your talking about the fate of Leningrad... By taking Moscow the Wehrmacht would cut Leningrad's lifeline to the rest of the...
Its an inexpensive paperback that you can easily find a good used copy online, so its worth a few dollars. Its worth having as a supplemental...
I totally agree....
I agree, this is also a huge and multifaceted subject and not a simple proposition of Nazi occupation policy. The German Army commanders at all...
I think von Bock was always clear on the objective he was after (Moscow), but was often at odds with OKH about clarification or when the objective...
According to Halder's Diary there were quite a few generals advocating a pause for the winter, consolidating the lines, withdrawing the mobile...
