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According to further accurate statistics from both sides, the total number of captured Soviet officers and soldiers reached 2.03 million, and the number of killed and missing was as high as 740,000. Although a few Soviet officers and soldiers managed to escape back to the country (it was summer and the temperature was high,
It made it easier for Soviet officers and soldiers to swim across the river, otherwise the number that could escape would be much smaller.), but the total number did not exceed 100,000. The reason why the total of the three was less than 3 million was because more than 3 million people only participated in the Soviet army
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To control the maximum total strength of troops, in fact, because some officers and soldiers were injured and recuperating in the rear, and even a small number of troops were delayed in marching and did not arrive in time, the number of troops that actually participated in the initial offensive of the Soviet Union's "Thunderstorm Plan" was only
Less than 2.9 million. Stalin was very dissatisfied with this at first, but after the unprecedented fiasco on the front line, he might feel a little lucky. In the current situation, it would be good to lose less troops!
In less than half a month, more than 2.7 million Soviet troops were annihilated on an organized scale. Such brilliant results shocked the entire world. However, Germany also paid a heavy price for its victory, with a total of no less than 400,000 casualties.
Among them, more than 70,000 people died in the battle. In addition, more than 800 tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery and more than 1,300 aircraft were lost. Although the war continued, the entire Poland was also
The short-lived but extremely intense war suffered heavy losses, with more than 200,000 civilian casualties and direct economic losses of more than one billion U.S. dollars, while indirect losses are even more difficult to count. In addition, railways, bridges, and airports in Poland
etc. have also been greatly damaged. Therefore, if the German army wants to take advantage of the victory and advance into the Soviet Union, it is likely to encounter the same difficulties as the previous Soviet army due to insufficient supplies.
For this reason, the German Army General Staff and many senior German generals believe that it is better for the German army to temporarily repair for a period of time. On the one hand, it can replenish the lost soldiers, equipment and consumed "medicine", and on the other hand, take a good rest to recover from the war.
Due to fatigue, Poland's railways and major bridges were all repaired and supply lines were restored before launching further counterattacks against the Soviet Union.
In addition, some people even think that Germany should take advantage of the remaining power of the victory to negotiate peace with the Soviet Union on more favorable terms to avoid a two-front war. After all, the comprehensive strength of the United States and Britain alone is already higher than that of Germany. If
At the same time, we still have to fight a war with the Soviet Union. Even after this great victory, the prospects are hardly optimistic.
After hearing this, Mustache immediately sternly refuted the argument for compromise and peace. Even he could see that the overall strength of the allies was superior. How could Stalin not see it? If it was before that his face was not torn, the Soviets still had
It may be that they continue to wait and see out of the desire to see the allies and Germany consume each other, but now that the Soviets have taken action, there is absolutely no reason to regret it midway. Otherwise, they will not only greatly offend the United States.
The credibility of the British allies and the Soviet government at home and abroad will also collapse. Moreover, Stalin has a very decisive character. He may pretend to agree to peace talks with Germany in order to regain the strength of the army, but he will never really do so.
truce with Germany. Besides, Mustache also knows that with his completely collapsed international credibility, probably no "government" in the world will trust the German "government" anymore.
As for the proposal of temporary repairs, Mustache flatly rejected it. His view is very simple. The German army is indeed in some difficulties now, but no matter how difficult it is, it can't be compared to the Soviet Union, which just lost more than 2.7 million elites. If we don't take advantage of this moment to kill the Soviet Union
If they are beaten inside, do they still have to wait until they calm down and bite back at Germany?
Although supply is a problem, Mustache believes that as long as it does not send too many troops at once like the Soviet Union did before, with the support of the air force, the supply of the German ground troops should not be too difficult. And if necessary, they can also use capture.
Daily necessities can be partially supplemented by anti-Soviet forces in the Soviet Union.
Although the bridge repair will still take time, it is possible to let the German troops cross the river in batches without rushing to invest a large number of troops. In addition, troops that are difficult to cross in time due to limited transportation capacity can also spend some time passing through the undamaged Slovakia.
Railway detour
To attack the Soviet Union, the Soviet high command concentrated its forces to attack the German mainland because it wanted to kill the Soviet Union with one blow. It did not attack the two Axis countries of Romania and Slovakia at the same time, leaving only a part of the army to protect the safety of the main flanks. The following is
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After discovering that the German counterattack did not invest many troops, the Soviet high command believed that the enemy's deep penetration was a rare opportunity and decided to concentrate all the troops that could be mobilized on the front line to annihilate them in order to restore the Soviet military and civilians who had suffered due to the failure of the "Thunderstorm Plan".
Morale was severely damaged. However, although the German army had fewer troops, it was far more capable than the hastily assembled second-line troops of the Soviet Union.
Much sharper, the activity of the Luftwaffe made it difficult for the Soviet Union to exert its numerical advantage in technical weapons, and even suffered heavy losses. As a result, after a fierce battle, the Soviet army suffered more than 200,000 casualties, and its flanks were also damaged by the German attack from Slovakia.
They were seriously threatened by the offensive and had to retreat. However, they were pursued by the German army and suffered greater losses.
The heavy losses of 160,000 people killed and missing, 220,000 prisoners and more than 3,100 aircraft, more than 1,700 tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery made Stalin, who suffered a heavy blow after the failure of the "Big Thunderstorm Plan," seem to have been hit hard again.
Fortunately, the top leaders of the Soviet Union were basically frightened by the sharp German offensive and did not have the courage to take responsibility at this time. Therefore, Stalin's position was still very stable, otherwise the situation would have been worse.
It must be admitted that Stalin was as tenacious as his name means "steel". Under the continuous heavy blows, he quickly regained his composure and re-inspired the courage of the Soviet military and civilians to resist with his highly infectious speeches. Although due to this
Time and space is because the Soviet Union took action first,
The justice of the Patriotic War was compromised, but after the enemy had invaded the country, the Soviet military and civilians still burst out with great patriotic enthusiasm. And after losing no less than three million elites on the front line, the Soviet Union was the best in the world in mobilization
On the contrary, his ability became more and more powerful.
By mid-September 1942, about a month after the Soviet-German war broke out, the total number of troops deployed by the Soviet Union on the front line had increased to more than 2 million. If the troops in Moscow, Leningrad and other places were also included, the total number would be even more.
It exceeded 3.5 million and regained the military advantage over the German army (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian. Your monthly vote is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m