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Originally Posted by sergei
Maybe you don't know this CaptainMattJ, but out of the 4.5 million German military casualties during the war, about 3.5 million of those were on the Eastern front.
So, given that about 75% of Germanys losses were in the East, how many should the USSR have lost?
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The fact that stalin and his officers didnt have enough respect for their soldiers lives has no relevance? They sent them on mass suicidal charges, without enough support. the Soviets couldve easily shaved a couple million. The germans may have been better trained, but they still suffered flaws. like under eqquiped for winter fighting. and their tanks often needed repairs and the panzers were no match for the T252. The Soviets couldve saved lives, but did they? not really. They had Quantity and for the most part quality. They just didnt value their troops enough. as for what they SHOULDVE lost, i dont know. Maybe 5-7 million. It depends on certain thing that couldve been done differently and mistakes avoided. what i WAS trying to say is that that number of casualties was unnessecary and not ALL those Soldiers had to die. still the soviets wouldve lost a considerable amount even if the right measures were taken.
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