[quote]Originally posted by dasreich:
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The Russians ... placed their command and supply centers well forward of where a traditional defense line would put them.
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Er, wots dat den?
Out of curiosity, could you define the how far forward the centres of a "traditional defence line" would be, and throw in Soviet positioning at the time? Oh, and perhaps what Soviet doctrine called for at the time, for good measure.
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Add to that, the Soviets were caught by surprise in the assault.
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I always thought this quite funny. I don't know about you, but preparing for an offensive by locking all my ammunition into dumps and sending large portions of the army on leave is pretty crap way of preparing to invade someone. In addition, building up a strong second echelon where a large portion of the troops are comitted, halfway to Moscow, can hardly be construed as an offensive move in my mind.