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Soviet attack in 1941

Discussion in 'Eastern Europe' started by patryk8820, Feb 11, 2013.

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  1. steverodgers801

    steverodgers801 Member

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    The proposal was a desperate move to try to get Stalin to accept the Germans would be attacking
     
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  2. LJAd

    LJAd Well-Known Member

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    About the plan of may 1941:

    in a discussion with the Soviet historian Anfilow,Zhukov said :it is very good that Stalin refused the proposal,because the situation of the Red Army would have caused a catastrophe :

    Source:Besymanski :Stalin and Hitler P 443 (cited in geschichtsforum de. :Der Shukow-Wassilewsky plan von mai 1941 post 120
     
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    Both of your expansions/explanations/clarifications seem quite plausible and not at all mutually exclusive. Thanks for the additional information.
     
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  4. steverodgers801

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    Also you cant really call it a plan, since no staff work was actually done. It was a proposal. To define a plan it means that units are assigned an objective, given routes to march, timelines are made, resupply points and a lot of specific details are worked out. There are no such plans in the archives.
     
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    Well some of the US color "plans" certainly never reached that level.
     
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