Imperial Overlord

The marshals of the Soviet Union are really worthless. From the very beginning of Voroshilov and Timoshenko, to Budyonny, to the newly promoted Govorov, it is really a lot of money.

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Eighty percent of the people like Zhukov and Vatutin will eventually be promoted to marshals, but they can only commit suicide to see when they are surrounded.

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There is also General Vasilevsky on the Crimean Peninsula. It is estimated that he will soon become a marshal. He will soon be surrounded and can only fight alone in Sevastopol.

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In addition, during the Battle of Moscow, Stalin promoted Rokossovsky to the position of Marshal of the Soviet Union after his death, and then gave the Marshal of the Soviet Union to Konev in the Moscow encirclement...

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There are already as many as 6 marshals of the Soviet Union killed in action. With the addition of Marshal Shaposhnikov, who died in bed because of the worsening situation, the Soviet Union lost seven marshals.

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In the real historical time and space, including Stalin who later came from Marshal Feng, there were only 14 marshals in the Soviet Union during World War II, so the death of 7 is not too small.

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Some famous generals who could have been promoted, such as Tolbukhin, Meretskov and others, were either killed by accident or had no chance of promotion. Major General's unfavorable situation.

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Stalin has now given up the idea of ​​going to Chelyabinsk after Beria lost his loyalty after going to Chelyabinsk.

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Now, he can only continuously improve the fortifications in Stalingrad. He inspected the defenses of the entire city, and then personally ordered the reinforcement of half of the bunkers and trenches.

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Countless reinforced concrete was used in the defense of Stalingrad. The Soviets kept strengthening their defenses, as if preparing to turn Stalingrad into a fortress.

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Not only that, but on the periphery of Stalingrad, the Soviet army also built several circular fortifications, which were connected to each other by tunnels.

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These independent fortifications were not afraid of German encirclement and could hold for a long time. Even if one of them is occupied by the Germans, as long as the tunnel inside is blown up, the other ring fortifications can still continue to fight.

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Stalin personally ordered the construction of such defenses and laid a large number of mines around them. He became obsessed with landmines, a defensive weapon, and often chose minefield locations himself.

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There were countless barbed wire fences and machine gun bunkers. Even the Soviet commanders were complaining that the construction of these fortifications had seriously affected the material reserves in other directions.

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Now that he had no plans to leave, Stalin wanted to turn Stalingrad into a huge fortress. He succeeded, and Stalingrad is now a fortress.

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He plans to fight here for a year, or even ten years! Therefore, he repeatedly confirmed the retreat speed of the front-line troops, in order to reasonably arrange the speed of the construction of the Stalingrad line of defense.

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Although the 5th Guards Tank Division was dispatched, Stalingrad's defense line did not receive much weakening.

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The added Soviet recruits built the line of defense with their own hands. They were familiar with every tunnel and every section of trenches, and could take advantage of the geographical advantage to eliminate a large number of German troops.

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The training of these Soviet troops is also guaranteed. After all, they were guarding around Stalin, and the speed of obtaining supplies was three points faster than other places.

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They have enough weapons and ammunition for training, so their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of recruits in other regions.

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Compared with other cities, Stalingrad has a unique geographical advantage. It is backed by the Volga River, and it is not easy for the Germans to take encirclement tactics on the city.

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Therefore, no matter how little, the Soviet army can supply Stalingrad through the Volga River, which can make Stalingrad last longer.

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He was determined to do civil engineering in Stalingrad, backed by the Baku Oilfield and had the Stalingrad factory. Stalin seemed to have the capital to persevere.

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The only thing that makes him depressed is that as time goes by, the amount of American aid delivered to him is getting smaller and smaller.

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In fact, the total amount of US aid has increased, but Chelyabinsk detained most of it and formed its own army without permission. In the name of fighting against Germany, it is actually embracing its own troops.

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The Soviet Union is no longer the monolithic state of 1940, and even three months ago, Stalin's control was higher.

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The fleet in the north was expelled from Murmansk by Germany, and the Black Sea Fleet in the south was hit hard and almost wiped out. Whether at sea or on land, the Soviet defense line was shrinking.

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But it is not without good news. At least in terms of time, the Soviet Union still has its own advantages.

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It was already September, and when October came, the long line of defense in the north would not be suitable for fighting. The sudden drop in temperature will affect all military operations, and a large-scale deployment will definitely be difficult.

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By November, most of the Soviet Union will be frozen. If you want to continue fighting, you have to wait around March next year at the earliest.

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If factors such as muddy and bad weather on the road are calculated, a more secure combat time should be postponed to around April.

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With three months to recover, Stalin felt that he might form an army of more than 3 million!

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When the time comes to fight again, who will win and who will lose is still unknown! This is also his spiritual pillar, allowing him to dare to persist until now under such an unfavorable situation.

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In addition, if Germany relied too much on quick battles and lacked winter clothing and preparations for the cold, the Soviet Union might have won without a fight when the severe winter came.

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Germans are not Soviets, and of course they are not used to the severe cold in the Soviet Union. The winter in Germany may be about minus 20 degrees, and the winter in Moscow may be minus 40 degrees!

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As long as the German high-level preparations are not enough~www.wuxiaspot.com~ a heavy snow may wipe out an entire German army!

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In real history, Germany's defeats in Moscow and Stalingrad were accompanied by heavy snow and severe cold.

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Many German weapons and equipment have not fully taken into account the use of severe cold weather conditions. Many equipment, including the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, cannot fight in special cold conditions.

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Although Li Le emphasized the cold resistance of weapons, more than half of the weapons and equipment are still not suitable for cold weather. This problem can only be improved but not eliminated.

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Whether Li Le and his senior generals are willing or not, they will hold on until mid-October at most, the German offensive must stop, and the entire army must be fully prepared for the severe cold.

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And this long winter is the time for the German and Soviet Red Army to rest and prepare. When the flowers bloom next spring, more **** battles will come.

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