Bratwurst, I'd agree with the poster. Prokoravka was, at the least, a tactical German victory.
Friedrich, I mean that Richtofen should be allowed to send whatever aircraft, and however many he needs, on a one-way flight to Baku, in hope of...
Herb, an air bridge to Bakú? I don't think soThe Luftwaffe didn't have the capability of carrying thousands of tons of supplies a week in 2.000...
Well Friedrich, good points. However, while I understand the problems that would come with logistics, so long as the offensive is carried out...
I personally voted for a German drive to the oil fields in 1942, but not completely taking them over. I believe that the Germans should have...
Kai, nice link. Most of Glantz' casualty info comes from Krivosheev, who he himself (Glantz) acknowledges is to conservative with his estimates on...
Hello everyone, I am fairly new to this forum. I have posted once I believe on this thread, and about 5 other tims under Friedrich's Leningrad...
Both were too important. That's why the German General Staff decided to take both. Hitler wanted the industrial city and bornplace of communism,...
Friedrich, I do not quite see the logic in this statement of yours: "Then you keep Leningrad as a huge base where massive Soviet forces can...
Kai, interesting question. I really do not believe you can consider a Finnish bombardment of Leningrad to be 'terror' bombing. Leningrad was a...
Friedrich, I never quite stated that NO advance should be made through the Baltics. I believe an advance should have been made, but that it should...
Well, with the loss of Berlin, the Germans counted to ten then surrendered. But that didn't stop the Red Army from is atrocius behavior in...
First off, thanks for the welcoming Friedrich. To your thoughts, I do not believe you are going to get much out of the Finns, which a taking of...
In my opinion, fighting in the actual streets and houses of Leningrad, which a lot of you guys propose, was not necessary to take Leningrad. The...
