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Originally Posted by Itse
In the Russian military tradition, it's not that unusual to treat the soldiers like cannon fodder mushrooms. It's a big reason why they couldn't take Finland in the fourties despite overwhelming numbers, the Russian soldiers were poorly informed, poorly motivated and poorly prepared. It's not enough that the generals have folders full of plans, someone needs to execute those plans.
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But a few years later, the Red Army was battering the German Army in the East with a relentless series of offensives.