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Originally Posted by Happy Times
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Originally Posted by Mush Martin
Sergei Zhukhov not just commanded the largest mechanized
succesful offense in history. and succesfully.
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His way of putting troops in to the "meat grinder" takes him from the list in this form for me.
The maskirovka before Bagration and organisation of logistics in -41 gives a lot of points though. |
Happy Times, if you don't know what Marshal Zhukov's first name is (Sergei????!!!),
and his last name is (Zhukhov????!!!!)
allow me be VERY skeptical about your 'knowledge' on Marshal Zhukov's
tactics and strategy.
Marshal Zhukov commanded not only Armies ,
he commanded Fronts, i.e. groups of Armies (10-15 armies in one package).
HSU General Pavlov for a loss of the Western Front was shot, i.e. executed by the Soviets in 1941.
HSU Marshal Timoshenko (he broke Mannerheim Line in winter !!! 1940, remember?)
for heavy losses in his South-Western Front in spring-summer 1942 was sacked
and would never receive a command of any front or any army to that matter.
Marshal Zhukov would be given command of a Front,
because the Supreme Command (STAVKA) knew
that Marshal Zhukov would make out of a **** situation an acceptable one,
he would succeed in advance,
he would make defense strong,
and proportionately he would incur less losses then other commanders.
Less losses proportionately - that's why Marshal Zhukov would be appointed
to command 2-3 ml people in one sweep.
Cheers,
Bruno