On Seelow heights:
On Chuikovīs book on the last two years to Berlin he claims that at least since 1943 he had developed a strategy through which the Germans could not get away from under the artillery barrage. Instead of making reconnaissance for 2-3 days earlier Chuikov sent his men 2-3 hours before the barrage and Germans could not retreat early enough!
In Seelow the battle tactics were commanded by Zhukov and reconnaissance was ordered a couple of days earlier to the barrage and Germans had time to make their own tactics and make a withdrawal shortly before the Soviet artillery obliterated his first line of trenches.
At least thatīs how Chuikov sees things!
