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Stalingrad :Was the order given not to retreat correct?

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Stalingrad :Was the order given not to retreat correct?
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RE: Stalingrad :Was the order given not to retreat correct?
May 24, 2014 at 8:43 pm
(May 24, 2014 at 8:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Hitler also tried that "no-retreat" crap at Moscow and El Alamein. Didn't work there, either.

Kind of a dick move.

Part of the trouble was the German concept of staff command - when 'staff' consisted of a gabble of political cronies with minimal military expertise. The world should be grateful that German tactical successes weren't back up by any significant strategic or political acumen.

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RE: Stalingrad :Was the order given not to retreat correct? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 8:43 pm

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