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Myths of the Eastern Front

Discussion in 'Eastern Europe' started by Comrade General, May 19, 2015.

  1. Riter

    Riter Well-Known Member

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    One of the problem is that the Soviet Union had about 15 different nationalities and not all of whom were fluent in Russian. The Red Army was very much a polyglot army but you wouldn't know it if you saw the 1945 victory parade in Moscow. People had to be a certain height and appearance.
     
  2. Tamino

    Tamino Doc - The Deplorable

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    One of the greatest myths of the Eastern front is that Nazis at Stalingrad have surrendered and send into captivity. That is absolutely not truth!
    The truth is that they have been EVACUATED to the East and accomodated in tourist facilities in Siberia.
    Yet another Russian myth debunked.
     
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    I would call them weight loss centers instead of tourist facilities. Don't work or don't meet your quota? You get less to eat.
     
  4. Kai-Petri

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    Stalingrad was a main aim of the Winter 42/43. Zhukov had his main aim in Rzhev and AGC. He only came to south when the pocket was clearly losing, and yet the Russians were surprised about the amount of the German prisoners caught. So Stalingrad was also a surprise to the Russians.
     
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    Rzhev was very bloody and largely overlooked.
     
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  6. Tamino

    Tamino Doc - The Deplorable

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    Indeed, but obesity is health problem that had to be addressed to prevent premature mortality.
    By the way, Asange will be EVACUATED to Guantanamo. This will have a positive impact on development of democracy and freedom of speech. There had to be done something to prevent hostile propaganda.
     
  7. Kai-Petri

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    Ok. Then you must be happy Bradley Manning is free and 3,5 million Red Army soldiers Lost their weight problem 1941-42. Russians simply poison and shoot their government enemies. How many neutral journalists have been shot or sent to prison forever for laughable excuses. Navalny almost died and the Dr Maximishin who treated him first died. Hmmm...ain't that weird?
     
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  8. Kai-Petri

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    What precisely is hostile propaganda to you? Anonymous will like you like the Russian Army intel. Lavrov said jews are often the worst kind of anti-semites referring to Ukraine etc. Really? Jews did the Holocaust? No brain cells, no brain cells in Lavrov head.
     
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  9. Takao

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    I heard quicklime works wonders - 200 pound to bones in no time. Fairly certain the Sovs used it.

    Great! Cuba is in dire need of a healthy dose of democracy and freedom of speech. Asange & Cuba were meant to be together. It's their destiny.
     
  10. Bolshevik

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    You can't possibly be serious about this.

    As the story goes, 90,000 German soldiers of all ranks were captured at the Stalingrad pocket.

    Most of them were dead not to long afterwards from various causes, including exposure, starvation, or complications associated with wounds.

    Approximately 5,000 of these men got home after a lengthy stretch in Soviet camps.
    Paulus was treated well, and ended up co- operating with his new masters.
     
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    Or do I have it wrong? Am I a victim of Soviet propaganda?

    I've never heard that Stalingrad pocket captives were treated in any other fashion but inhumane.

    But....

    They must have gotten a better deal than the Axis allied captives. Nobody that I know of seems to know anything about the Romanian prisoners, or the Hungarians. I remember reading years ago that the Italians were resorting to cannibalism whilst in Soviet captivity.

    Maybe my fellow Rogues can enlighten me and everyone else about their fate. There were some 250,000 men in the pocket entire, but nobody seems to mention the other nations involved.
     
  12. Kai-Petri

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    I would think the whole lot from Stalingrad met the same fate. Later on in the Balkans the Romanian and Hungarian armies were forced to fight the Germans instead.
     
  13. Tamino

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    No! Poles & Ukkies did that dirty job for their masters - Nazis. Try first 2+2=4 then calculate 6.000.000=3.000.000+3.000.000. They did that in their Bloodlands. Nazi Drudges.
     
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    WTF? Men? Nazi Turd! They've been hunting Jews and all other Untermenschen untill they were hunted too. Till the last minute the've been killing and sending civilians to the extermination camps. They all knew what was going on there. And yet, they received much better treatment from Russians although they have deserved much harder treatment.
    Russians are Christians, modest and had mercy for even such hienous war criminals. God bless Russia.
     
  15. Takao

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    Hopefully, with the 10 plagues.
     
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    Do you ever sleep? I come back here from time to time to see how severely you're hit by the propaganda. And you reply imediately. You are a propaganda addict. You need medical treatmemt. Really, go and visit a doctor, a real one not the fake Dr. Dr. Dr. like our friend Kai-Petri who is a Russian addict too. He should also visit a doctor to seek professional treatment. He is also suffering from Russia-Insomnia Syndrome. He cannot stop thinking about Joseph Vissarionovicg & Vladimir Spiridonovich. Around-the clock. Even if he sleeps, if he does. But don't blame Russians. Propaganda did that to both of you.
     
  17. Kai-Petri

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    Really? Before Ukraine war some 20% of Finns wanted to join NATO. Afterwards 65-67%. 12% don't want join and the rest don't know.I am not alone.
    Btw If Russia breaks through, remember to run to greet them. They never shoot civilians. Do you ever sleep?
     
  18. Takao

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    No rest for the wicked. Also coffee helps.

    No, not severely hit by propaganda. Your AgitProp is akin to being hit with a fluffy pillow...It has no bark & no bite.

    Idiocy must be fought whenever and wherever it is found. And then stomped to dust before it can take hold.



    No Coffee addict...Never touch Kool-aid.

    Yes, maybe I should. However, Dr. Putin seems to be spending all his time with you. As such, it will be years before he fits me in.

    Yeah, the Russians did not invade Ukraine.
     
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    I read that Putin was almost killed by Russians themselves. Now he cannot trust anyone of the inner circle. No sleep for Putin. One day they success and Putin know this. Rest in pieces with Lavrov.
     
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    It is Interesting, Tamino, If the Baltic countries blame NATO for insufficient defence plans against Russia. Am I psychotic? So are many countries and 65% of Finns. And Putin. In February people were neo-nazis,and recently he praised the Ukraibians excellent. How psychotic is this.
    And The Russians are wiping the Cities By bombs and artillery. If. Russia joins them how much is it to build the Cities again. All your Money. Putin promises to join Donbass to Russia. Will he join ruins of Donbass to Russia.i doubt. W
     
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