By Walter S., Jr. Dunn, David Glantz
ISBN-10: 0811735435
ISBN-13: 9780811735438
Hitler's Nemesis lines the improvement of the Russian military in response to the increase of Hitler, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and the development of global warfare II over the next 4 years. stuck abruptly in 1941, the crimson military teetered near to destruction sooner than bouncing again to guard Moscow, defeat the Germans at Stalingrad and Kursk, and annihilate the German military in 1944-45. this can be the tale of ways the Soviets staged this unbelievable turnaround.
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13 The Red Army needed men to replace the 4,473,000 lost in the first six months of the war and to fill new units. 14 The Russians created new divisions and replaced losses from four sources: reserves called up in 1941, the annual class of young men reaching 18 years of age, returning wounded, and later in the war, men recruited in the areas liberated from the Germans. Most men of military age were in the reserve and had prewar military training. New recruits passed through an elaborate replacement training system.
Three divisions stayed with the 63rd Army and two went to the 62nd Army at Stalingrad. The 6th Reserve Army, formed on the Don River northwest of Stalingrad in April, may have included the 141st, 160th, 206th, 212th, 219th, 309th, and 350th divisions. The 6th Reserve was redesignated the 6th Army in the Southwestern Front in June 1942 and four of the divisions stayed with it. The 7th Reserve Army formed at Stalingrad in May 1942 with the 147th Division and possibly the 62nd, 98th, 192nd, 214th, and 308th divisions and the 124th and 149th brigades.
The platoon leader would have had serious difficulty in training them and developing sophisticated tactics. The median age in the platoon was 40 years. A rifle platoon with men aged 49, 50, and 51 was inconceivable to Western armies. All of the men 42 and over were either not designated or listed as riflemen. With one exception, all of the men under 42 had received special training. The poor quality of the infantry explained Russian tactics. A 50-year-old rifleman with limited education could not be expected to carry out tactics relying on personal initiative as practiced by the Germans.
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