72 countries

Discussion in 'Politics' started by bearice, Jan 22, 2011.

  1. How many, great prophet?
     
    #31     Jan 25, 2011
  2. This is true.
     
    #32     Jan 25, 2011
  3. Ricter

    Ricter

    Rofl, great
     
    #33     Jan 25, 2011
  4. How many countries are there in this world? The world is a global village.
     
    #34     Jan 25, 2011
  5. That was WW1
     
    #35     Jan 25, 2011
  6. Napoleon said something similar. Like Mark Twain said, history may not repeat, but it rhymes.
     
    #36     Jan 27, 2011
  7. Harsh winters are part of the risk you take if you invade Russia. I'm sure both the Germans and the French had a sense of that.

     
    #37     Jan 27, 2011
  8. Wallet

    Wallet

    Hitler's operation Barbarosa, launched in Late Spring was planned to last approximately 5-6 weeks, The goal breaking Russian defenses, ability to rebuild and take Moscow.

    While the Germans took vast areas of land the main goals were unsuccessful in their timing, while the Germans did have some equipment able to operate in -20F degree or colder climates the vast amount of German mech units actually froze (grease), unable to move, in addition the German soldiers were inadequately equipped for the extreme cold. Unable to resupply both sides ended in a frozen stalemate, while huge casualties mounted on both sides. I don't believe that they will ever be able to put an exact number, or close approximation, to the death toll incurred on the Russian front.

    Over the centuries many conquests of Russia failed in the winter, Hitler's was no exception.
     
    #38     Jan 27, 2011
  9. Ricter

    Ricter

    "General Winter", iirc.
     
    #39     Jan 27, 2011
  10. d08

    d08

    Russia alone couldn't have done anything. They didn't have guns, ammo, transportation or even enough food - that was all supplied mostly by the US and partly by UK.
    Just look what an ass whooping they took from Finland even when they had all the numbers on their side.
    Anyway, the Jews have brainwashed the rest of the world to thinking Hitler and Hitler's Germany had almost supernatural powers (which it didn't).
     
    #40     Jan 27, 2011