Comments by "Alan Pennie" (@alanpennie8013) on "WHY the Germans FAILED at Stalingrad? BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD E28" video.

  1. Marxism - Leninism has its advantages.
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  2.  @igory3789  I think ML is mostly false, but partly true.
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  3. I wondered about that too Armies are generally careful to tell their soldiers as little as possible about operations. I was always amused that in the world wars The British Army never told their soldiers the names of hills. They were always referred to as "Hill, X" (the X representing the height of the hill in metres).
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  4.  @igory3789  I agree.
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  5.  @caryblack5985  There is the problem of "lightly wounded", who were often kept with their units in the expectation that they would be fit for service in a few days.
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  6. Steve in the Mountains Why wouldn't they? He would tell his comrades that if they cooperation with the enemy after capture they might well be released.
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  7.  @caryblack5985  Particularly since he was so cooperative, as prisoners tend to be. Surprising that he knew so much considering his lowly rank.
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  8.  @TheImperatorKnight  Don't let these idiots get to you. I'm very impressed with your Stalingrad series.
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  9. Nightmarish. The Wehrmacht's fearsome operational skill was negated by it's logistical incompetence. Fortunately for the the world.
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  10.  @fiddlersgreen2433  Yeremenko seems to have been reasonably competent. Stalin kept him in active commands until the end of the war.
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  11. Yep. Ammunition was a problem for the Germans throughout the war because it consumes resources so voraciously.
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  12. You think he was going to tell his officers that he told the Russians everything he knew?
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  13. Eremenko was wounded three times during the war. He may not have been too bright but he was certainly brave.
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  14.  @Observer29830  It helps relieve the monotony.
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