You make some interesting points about the Soviet system of rotating units, but by mid-43 they must have head some pretty experienced and...
When asked about shotguns in the ETO the only thing I can think of is partisan and guerrilla forces. Both my grandfathers fought with Tito's...
One thing that interests me is the capabilities of some Soviet units and I would like to hear some opinions on their combat value as compared to...
Well, guys, I haven't found any mistakes yet, everything you wrote so far is right. Now another question, also about veterans. If you read...
Yep, I also ran across the site by accident, and certainly was stunned to find this out. An Allied formation this big, on a comparatively small...
I found the URL: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/3351/index.html The part about the Brazilians can be found under the Battles section...
Hitler declared war on the US on Deceber 8th 1941, and the US declared war on the Axis nations on the 11th, I believe. As for the contributions...
Thanks for the replies everybody. To answer the most urgent question straight away: I do not like comparing evils and then picking the better....
I think you are both oversymplifying the problem here. I can agree that both systems were equally evil, the Soviets, unlike the Germans, were not...
I think that even if Leningrad had fallen, the Finns would not have tried to pursue further territorial conquests. One must remember, that the...
One also has to remember, that Spain was not a 'unified' society, there was still a deep rift between the remains and symathizers of the Leftist...
What if Stalin and his cronies had not executed such a vast amount of Red Army generals in 1939, including Tukhashevsky, the main voice calling...
I have actually been to the Military Museum in Koblenz, it is fairly small, but packed with all kinds of "goodies". It took me about 3 hrs to go...
No problemo, I might actually do some reading on it, too. It might take me some time to reply thought since I am returning home on Wednesday, and...
I agree with you too, and I apologise because I didn't notice either that you two were trying to see the whole situation from a Generals point of...
You are right C.Evans, I was mainly trying to point out why such a retreat seemed inplausible for many German Generals. However, if Hitler had...
Panzerjaeger, I would have to disagree with you on one thing. For Hitler, the war in the East was a for for territory (Lebensraum). He had...
At what point do you think the 6th army should have been withdrawn into a defensive "winter position", thus giving up the main territorial gains...
Maybe try the memoirs of Manstein, I don't know the name or publisher, but he was in charge of the Crimean campaigns in 1941-42 and he also led...
Hi, I just wanted to clarify a few points here about the battle of Stalingrad and the possibilities of a German victory there. Anthony Beevor in...
