How typical for years and years of writing in history (especiall from Soviet historians) and german former generals:)))) Germany had superpower, better tanks, planes, guns etc. Russians were stupid etc:)))
You`re saying that russian great losses in early war were because of this German superiority? I will say "No". Great losses were because Russians were ready for strike too but not for defence. There are thousends of documents (films, photos etc.) where you can see hundreds of russian planes burning near the border. Why? Why russians bring 90% of all military aviation to borders just before German strike? And this question is even more interesting if you`re checking what germans did in the same time. The same:)
Same with tanks, supplies, infantry etc. Imagine what will happen in Russians will strike first? German planes would be destroyed, armies would be surrounded in Belostok etc. near the border (where they were concentrated), all supplies (that germans bring to border, closer to their forces for faster resupply) would be in russian hands etc. Just exactly same what`s happened to Soviet army in beginning of "Barbarossa".
All other countries main weapon for "Blizkrieg" - tanks used as support units for infantry. Except two countries - Germany and Soviets Union (Soviets had the same tank groupes as germans, just with little bit different structure). Main difference is that Soviets had heavy infantry supporting tanks (KV-1) for assaults on rugged defence lines (germans had no such tanks), medium tanks for surrounding, break outs etc. (T-34). Again germans had no such tanks. And thousand of light tanks for other tasks.
Same situation is with military planes which was another key to "Blitzkrieg".
You`re speaking about "Bismarck", but what this ship did for victory? It`s only one ship, whit this you can`t conquer the world. Ok, there where another "Tirpiz", but situation with this is even worth. It was sunk in the harbor.
Aaaa, yes, germans were not ready for Russian winter, but this is MAIN prove that they were not stupid, but only not READY for war. They had to strike, otherwise Soviet army will just run over germans forces near the border. And actually this is written in Hitler`s and Gebels`s diaries and the same was written in oficial declaration of war for Soviet Union.
Again I will repeat that there is thousands and thousands of facts that Soviets were preparing assault on germany and concentrating all military power near the border (same as germans did). It`s only luck for Western civilization that Hitler striked first, because he couldn`t conquer the world (at least by economical possibilities), Soviets could.
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