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Originally Posted by TBA_PAKI Zhukov was the best general. His achievements are as follows:
- Successful Defence of Lenningrad
- Mastermind of Russian Counter-offensive in Stalingrad (LOL! I would imagine the face of Hitler  )
- Success of Battle of Kursk
- German Invasion
Now we should also keep in note that Russian military was not as advanced compared to Germans. Many of there weapons were of poor quality and German commitment in Russia was huge, so thats why so much casualties took place.
No-doubt, Zhukov destroyed the myth of Invincible Forces of Germany! | Hello.
What about Zhukov's defeat at Operation Mars? There were more Soviet forces at that battle than there was at Stalingrad and it was an utter failure.
What about the number of casualties that armies under Zhukov's command suffered against the Germans? The Soviets at each battle lost on average between 3 and 5 times as many men, tanks and planes as the Germans did.
Zhukov was not the only one responsible for the victory at Stalingrad. But then you probably haven't heard of General Chuikov who was equally if not more responsible.
The idea that the Soviet military was not as advanced as Germany's is patently untrue. Many of the Soviet weapons were as good as anything Germany had. For example the T-34, JS-1 & 2 tanks and the Ilyushin Il-2 CAS fighter were all top notch.
Zhukov was a fine strategic commander but his reliance on brute force and his seeming disregard for the men under his command means that he cannot be considered as the best commander of WW2 IMO. |
Once again, you have made some great points here Doppleganger.
I agree with you about Zhukov. He was a very ruthless general, but he also had a very ruthless boss.