Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Rzhev Pocket
It seemed with this battle that Germany won but gained nothing from it. They were in such a bad spot that nothing could really help. It seemed like it would have been better if they would have retreated from the city. I know it is important to hold key cities but this one was surrounded and they weren't moving forward from it. It seemed like even though it was a victory it led to the defeat of the German Army. Russia lost a lot of men in the battle but that is something they were not short on. I guess it is about morale and holding the city gave the soliders a lift. I wonder what would have happened if Germany retreated and then later made a push towards the city and pushed the whole Russian line back. Would that have changed the war?
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Ya sometimes its cool to think like that and wonder what couldve been? I think there are many points in the war that if they changed slightly it couldve been a whole new ballgame for the opposing side...
It could have been that (to deal with Communism indirectly) or it could have been that the US and Britain were more realistic about what a commitment Russia would have been militarily.
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