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u/OtterTenet ยท 4 pointsr/WorldofTanks

I understand your sentiment but your history is off:

  1. USSR was not "poorly supplied at first". It was the best equipped army in the world before the war started. It was better supplied than Germany, and in the midst of an offensive mobilization when attacked.

    USSR lost entire armies, supply depots, trains loaded with equipment - in the first month of the German invasion. Thousands of planes and tanks turned useless by the Blitz. Millions of troops encircled.

    USSR planned for 100% losses in terms or resupplies - but ended up needed much more as millions were thrown away in ill-conceived counter-attacks. This is where the aid from the US became needed.

  2. Regarding Finland:

    According to modern day estimates the conquest of Finland in the winter was Impossible. The Red Army managed to do the Impossible, suffering tremendous losses.

    From the perspective of the people, it was an unforgivable waste of life.
    From the perspective of Stalin, it was a successful test of his slave army.

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    Again, the Myth that USSR was "unprepared" for the German invasion must be crushed.
    It wasn't the lack of material preparation that caused the collapse - but the highly offensive stance of their mobilization that proved vulnerable to a pre-emptive strike.

    Nazi Germany was an abomination, but the invasion of the USSR was a necessity at a point where Stalin was mobilizing to invade the Romanian oil fields and amassed the greatest invasion army in human history on western borders.

    Some references:
    Caveat: Some of V.Suvorov's conclusions are weak, and some evidence is off - but the general idea is brilliant and started a movement of research to properly support.

    http://www.amazon.com/Icebreaker-WHO-STARTED-SECOND-WORLD-ebook/dp/B007WTZ372/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408717006&sr=1-1&keywords=icebreaker

    There is massive evidence supporting the Offensive nature of Soviet mobilization, particularly the dismantling of defensive lines, de-mining of bridges, and positioning armies in front of natural defensive lines, instead of behind them.

    Regarding German supplies, here's a perspective from the ground:
    http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Combat-Soldiers-Eastern-Studies/dp/0700611223/

    He describes events where Russian corpses lined the battlefield in seasonal layers, where machine gunners had to be replaced after breaking down mentally from the slaughter.
    He also supports the evidence that Germans engaged USSR unprepared, to strike early and first, and were helped greatly by taking over supplies and equipment.

    Video, Suvorov's lecture in 2009:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Clv-c6QdBs

    Skip his joking at the start and watch the rest. He starts talking about USSR readiness about 29 minutes into this video.