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Pic from the Battle of Stalingrad NSFW
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:39 am
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:39 am
747,300–868,374 Casualties for the Axis
1,129,619 Casualties for the Soviet Union
LINK
Even after the Germans surrendered there were still plenty of them that kept on fighting due to fear of falling into Soviet hands. And for good reason too. Out of the nearly 91,000 German prisoners captured in Stalingrad, only about 5,000 ever made it home to Germany and that wasn’t until 1955.
Good video on the holdouts : LINK
This post was edited on 2/8/22 at 11:41 am
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:40 am to DavidTheGnome
Ghosts of the Ostfront is a must listen Hardcore History.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:40 am to DavidTheGnome
Could only imagine the smell...just brutal.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:41 am to DavidTheGnome
The Commissars doin' work...for both sides
This post was edited on 2/8/22 at 11:42 am
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:41 am to DavidTheGnome
Stalingrad was a meat grinder.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:41 am to fr33manator
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Ghosts of the Ostfront is a must listen Hardcore History.
the opening story about the deposits of bones in the middle of the steppe is horrifying
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:42 am to SmelvinRat
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Could only imagine the smell
The bodies would all be frozen solid so hopefully it wouldn’t be too bad
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:42 am to DavidTheGnome
Never invade Russia in the winter……
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:43 am to DavidTheGnome
Damn.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:45 am to DavidTheGnome
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Even after the Germans surrendered there were still plenty of them that kept on fighting due to fear of falling into Soviet hands. And for good reason too. Out of the nearly 91,000 German prisoners captured in Stalingrad, only about 5,000 ever made it home to Germany and that wasn’t until 1955.
It does seem that most of what we learn about WWII in the US is about US vs. Nazi's and the holocaust but I'm sure there are many that would argue that the Eastern Front in Europe and some of the Pacific battles both had their moments of pure evil with lasting effects for decades.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:53 am to DavidTheGnome
I read somewhere years ago that had the numbers broken down and averaged out. It was something like 300 people an hour died on average, which would be five people every minute.
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 11:59 am to DavidTheGnome
Somewhere there is a pic from stalingrad of a pile of horse hooves.. from all the horses that the germans ate to survive.
My favorite is the woman casually walking down the street bt a crashed ME109.
My favorite is the woman casually walking down the street bt a crashed ME109.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:00 pm to LegendInMyMind
This video does a good job illustrating the WWII casualties by country and timeline in the war.
Russia and Germany numbers are staggering
LINK
Russia and Germany numbers are staggering
LINK
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:00 pm to MeTarzanYouInsane
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the Pacific battles both had their moments of pure evil with lasting effects for decades.
The fact that the last Japanese soldier surrendered in the 1970s after being told by his commanding officer that the war was over speaks volumes to the dedication of the enemy
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:05 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:09 pm to DavidTheGnome
I watched an interesting documentary on German drug use during WWII. Apparently everyone in Germany from Hitler down to the common foot soldier was hooked on a combination of Meth and Benzos. The premise of the story was that Hitler was tweaking during most of the war, and it impacted his decision making process, with dire consequences on the eastern front. I'd never heard that before.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:11 pm to Lonnie Utah
Had hitler left mother Russia alone it would have been a different ballgame
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:11 pm to IceTiger
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The Commissars doin' work
Coming soon to a Woke America near you.
This post was edited on 2/8/22 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:14 pm to MeTarzanYouInsane
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most of what we learn about WWII in the US is about US vs. Nazi's and the holocaust
Speaking of they need to do a better job teaching about the Holocaust. I saw this earlier today and it’s absolutely pathetic
LINK
Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:19 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
They invaded in June. Winter came early and they over extended along the front. If they had focused on Moscow originally , they likely cut off the head of the snake. Given the situation in Sept 1942, if they had simply by passed Stalingrad they likely take the Caucasuses and open fuel supplies. The Germans war gamed the invasion of Russia several times. Most of the scenarios ended with negative results. They refused to believe them. Same thing with D Day. Their war games correctly predicted the landing site to be Normandy. The Germans refused to believe that this was the actual landing site until July.
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