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I have been looking at the Army Group North, later the Army Group Kurland. It was isolated on the Courland peninsula shortly after the Leningrad front's attack and after operation Bagration. It has been discussed why the Germans didn't evacuate the German forces on the peninsula. The Russians were quite pleased to have these German units in what can be described as a self imposed POW camp. The Russians regrouped several of the units involved in the offensive in the Baltic states, they kept units to keep the Germans busy.
I doubt the Germans could evacuate the trapped army group in the peninsula. They were at the same time evacuating east Prussia and Danzig. The Germans lacked the amount of surface ships to evacuate both Courland and East Prussia.
Do we have a tendency to focus on the poor decisions of the Germans and ignoring the competence of the Soviet forces? The Soviet forces performed poorly during the first year of the war, but they learned and became a very skilled force conducting their version of the blixt krieg. We can probably blame the cold war for ignoring the Soviets performance during the war
I doubt the Germans could evacuate the trapped army group in the peninsula. They were at the same time evacuating east Prussia and Danzig. The Germans lacked the amount of surface ships to evacuate both Courland and East Prussia.
Do we have a tendency to focus on the poor decisions of the Germans and ignoring the competence of the Soviet forces? The Soviet forces performed poorly during the first year of the war, but they learned and became a very skilled force conducting their version of the blixt krieg. We can probably blame the cold war for ignoring the Soviets performance during the war