Comments by "Hermit Oldguy" (@hermitoldguy6312) on "How BIG was the Red Army in WW2?" video.

  1. In the '30s a small one was fine, but in the '40s everyone wanted a big one. I read somewhere that the nmber of people in uniform was; Germany 19 million, British Empire 18.5 million and Soviet Union 55 million (USA unknown).
    5
  2. (- dead - captured - missing)
    3
  3. Fresh food (plants and animals) is about 70% water. You can save a whole lot of trucks and fuel by dehydrating as much as possible.
    2
  4. Yes, but it's stuck in China - you can't put it on a plane, or a ship.
    1
  5. Tsk *"stick to banks"*
    1
  6. You mean it stunned you that anyone should spout such obvious nonsense?
    1
  7.  @tonilehtonen1958  They're not conscripts, they are reservists. House did not say what you claim. (around 40:00 mark.)
    1
  8.  @tihomirrasperic  Yeah, I figured the sick & wounded as a transitional group: they become dead, POW, demobed or returned to active duty.
    1
  9. 4 years? They hoped to defeat Russia in a matter of months!
    1