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2014-06-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

June 22nd, 1944, 70 years ago: Operation Bagration

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Posted by badanov 2014-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The enomity of it all still brings awe to one'senses. Glantz has written brutally true descriptive articles about the shattering of surrrounded German troops. Troops that were denied all mobility by their tyrant leader.

Posted by borgboy 2014-06-22 00:26|| 2014-06-22 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Just as a lot of Western histories concentrate to the point of ignoring the great battles of the East, the Eastern histories like wise ignore the contributions of the West. One among them was the war of attrition in the air battle for Berlin, begun in February, the allied air arms forced the Luftwaffe to defend the capital. That meant the fronts had to be stripped of air support that would otherwise be available. The allies suffered significant losses but could make them up. The Germans suffered as well, but couldn't. From the allied perspective it was to remove the Luftwaffe as the threat to the Normandy landings, but it has contributory effects elsewhere. Tactical air support was often critical to American success as it had been to the Germans in 1940. Think 'clear weather prayer' and Bastogne. It provided that edge to make up for less than tactical or operational brilliance. Had the Luftwaffe not been molested and in full force to be employed, how more difficult would have thing been on the Eastern Front.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-22 08:48|| 2014-06-22 08:48|| Front Page Top

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