"Kharkov 1942 " Topic
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Tango01 | 09 May 2015 12:44 p.m. PST |
"In May 1942 the powerful German Wehrmacht and the massive Soviet Red Army were engaged in a bitter struggle. The initially rapid advance of the Wehrmacht deep into the Soviet Union against the Red Army had been halted by the spring of 1941. Red Army counteroffensives had stopped the German advance at Moscow by the spring of 1942 and the Soviet leadership was convinced the Wehrmacht was fatally stretched. A counterthrust by the Red Army at the southern end of the front line, near the town of Kharkov, would, they imagined, be a vital step in pushing the German Army back. The reality was very different. Soviet overconfidence meant that hundreds of thousands of their soldiers lost their lives in one of the most catastrophic offensives in Russian military history. For over half a century the Soviets kept the scale of their defeat secret. Only in the last decade were the documents made generally available." From here link Anyone have read this book? If the answer is yes, comments please? Thanks in advance for your guidance. Amicalement Armand |
Dave Jackson | 09 May 2015 1:41 p.m. PST |
Anything by Glantz is good. |
dBerczerk | 09 May 2015 3:47 p.m. PST |
The initially rapid advance of the Wehrmacht deep into the Soviet Union against the Red Army had been halted by the spring of 1941. Something's wrong here. Didn't Operation BARBAROSSA kick-off in late June 1941? Perhaps the author meant to say the German advance had been halted by the winter of 1941? |
rvandusen | 09 May 2015 4:31 p.m. PST |
I think I have that same book, but the title is Kharkov: Anatomy of a Military Disaster. or something very close. I think "spring of 1941" should read "spring of 1942." The Red Army offensive was to exploit the salient that was created during the previous winter offensive, but German counter-measures and spring mud combine to annihilate the the attacking units. It is good and very typical of Glantz who takes a 'big picture' operational look at the battle. |
Marc33594 | 10 May 2015 7:51 a.m. PST |
Another thumbs up. Excellent study. Col Glantz had a window of opportunity where the Russians granted access to their archives. His critical analysis of some of their operations, this one included, resulted in his inability to further access their archived. |
Tango01 | 10 May 2015 2:57 p.m. PST |
Many thanks boys! Amicalement Armand |
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