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Fighting the Russians in Winter: Three Case Studies
Fighting the Russians in Winter Three Case Studies Author:Dr. Allen F. Chew This study recounts three winter campaign that the Red Army fought during the first quarter century of its existence. In the earliest case, 1918-19, neither the Russians nor their Allied enemies were properly trained or equipped for combat in deep snow and temperatures as low as 40, and both sides paid heavy penalties for their unpreparedness. ... more » The second case, during the initial fighting in Finland in 1939-40, the Red Army, although enjoying great superiority in numbers and firepower, was hopelessly unprepared for that subarctic environment. The final dection deals witht the monumental problems the German Army encountered in Russia during the winter of 1941-42.« less