> Several years spent researching into WW2 history - and all are for nothing.
Well, I don't know where you did, but you shild ask for a refund if that's what you got on the Eastern Front after several years.
> where you'd saw a 'pop history nonsense'?
> They lost most of the munitions and equipment in first _months_ of war, and lost half of the factories as well.
Indeed, they lost a lot of (mostly obsolete) equipment, but still were able to out produce the Germans from 1942 on in most areas.
> and lost half of the factories as well.
And still had enough to bring back to the Urals (as well as pre-established ones) to keep war industry running.
> And yes, human waves (if you don't like other term) and general disregard for human lives were common in Soviet tactics.
Yah, that's German propaganda for you man. They were
> That's the reason for staggering losses
Absolutely nothing to do with the litteral extermination of Soviet PoW by the Germans (more than 3M deaths).
> now there are talks that USSR losses were 2x higher, i.e. ~40 millions
Is unsourced rumor that literally more than one out of 5 Soviet citizen died in the war really worth to mention?
> human waves were common in Soviet tactics
Please let me show you some orders directly from Zhukov:
The commanders of the divisions are personally at fault for the 49th Army's failure to accomplish its objectives and for its heavy casualties. They still grossly violate the instructions of Comrade Stalin and the order of the Front regarding the use of massed artillery to achieve a breakthrough, and about the tactics and techniques of attacking the defenses of populated areas. The units of the 49th Army for many days criminally continue their head-on attacks on Kostino, Ostrozhnoye, Bogdanovo and Potapovo without any success, while suffering heavy losses.
Even a person with basic military education can understand that these settlements are very suitable defensive positions. The areas in front of these settlements are ideal for firing upon, but despite this the criminally conducted attacks continue in the same places. As a result of the stupidity and indiscipline of the organizers, people pay with their lives, without bringing any benefit to the Motherland.
If you still want to keep your current ranks, I demand:
Immediately stop the criminal head-on attacks on the settlements. Stop the head-on attacks on heights with good firing positions. When attacking make full use of ravines, forests and terrain that is not easily fired upon. Immediately breakthrough between the settlements and, without waiting for their complete fall, tomorrow capture Sloboda, Rassvet and advance up to Levshina. Report the execution of the order to me by 24:00 of 27 January.
Yes, there were stupid head-on attacks from inexperienced and/or incompetent officers. No, they were not “common Soviet tactics”.
> Is unsourced rumor that literally more than one out of 5 Soviet citizen died in the war really worth to mention?
Are you aware of their reluctancy to show true numbers? In 1946 they've declared the number of losses as 7 millions. 15 years later - 20 millions. 40 years later - 27 millions.
Now, 70 years later, they're talking about 40 millions.
Well, I don't know where you did, but you shild ask for a refund if that's what you got on the Eastern Front after several years.
> where you'd saw a 'pop history nonsense'?
> They lost most of the munitions and equipment in first _months_ of war, and lost half of the factories as well.
Indeed, they lost a lot of (mostly obsolete) equipment, but still were able to out produce the Germans from 1942 on in most areas.
> and lost half of the factories as well.
And still had enough to bring back to the Urals (as well as pre-established ones) to keep war industry running.
> And yes, human waves (if you don't like other term) and general disregard for human lives were common in Soviet tactics.
Yah, that's German propaganda for you man. They were
> That's the reason for staggering losses
Absolutely nothing to do with the litteral extermination of Soviet PoW by the Germans (more than 3M deaths).
> now there are talks that USSR losses were 2x higher, i.e. ~40 millions
Is unsourced rumor that literally more than one out of 5 Soviet citizen died in the war really worth to mention?
> human waves were common in Soviet tactics
Please let me show you some orders directly from Zhukov:
The commanders of the divisions are personally at fault for the 49th Army's failure to accomplish its objectives and for its heavy casualties. They still grossly violate the instructions of Comrade Stalin and the order of the Front regarding the use of massed artillery to achieve a breakthrough, and about the tactics and techniques of attacking the defenses of populated areas. The units of the 49th Army for many days criminally continue their head-on attacks on Kostino, Ostrozhnoye, Bogdanovo and Potapovo without any success, while suffering heavy losses.
Even a person with basic military education can understand that these settlements are very suitable defensive positions. The areas in front of these settlements are ideal for firing upon, but despite this the criminally conducted attacks continue in the same places. As a result of the stupidity and indiscipline of the organizers, people pay with their lives, without bringing any benefit to the Motherland.
If you still want to keep your current ranks, I demand:
Immediately stop the criminal head-on attacks on the settlements. Stop the head-on attacks on heights with good firing positions. When attacking make full use of ravines, forests and terrain that is not easily fired upon. Immediately breakthrough between the settlements and, without waiting for their complete fall, tomorrow capture Sloboda, Rassvet and advance up to Levshina. Report the execution of the order to me by 24:00 of 27 January.
Yes, there were stupid head-on attacks from inexperienced and/or incompetent officers. No, they were not “common Soviet tactics”.