• The Germans had too many types of tanks, sp’s as well as soft skin vehicles going at the same time that the logistics of getting all the spare parts together was a nightmare enough. Not to mention the fact that German supplies throughout the war were horsedrawn- not a big deal when you are close to Germany but a big pain in the neck when you’re fighting in Stalingrad. Top it off with an economy that wasn’t geared for total war until 1943…


  • @sherman28:

    Not to mention the fact that German supplies throughout the war were horsedrawn- not a big deal when you are close to Germany but a big pain in the neck when you’re fighting in Stalingrad.

    Ahm …
    the US had the only fully motorized army in that war. That doesn’t mean that all or even most of the supply was horsedrawn.
    I suppose that was just the last few kms in areas that had a crappy infrastructure (like parts of the USSR at that time). Otherwise, the main load of supply surey was moved by trains and lorries.


  • Surely one could move German trains into Poland until you got to the Bug River where they met trains of the USSR, which were a different gauge so, you must transfer from one train to the next. I honestly didn’t beleive it myself when I’d read the dreaded wermacht was still very horse dependent. This doesn’t mean they had no trucks carrying supplies just mostly horsedrawn. -especially in the east. In the West the Germans had captured a bunch of equipment from the French- as I understand it they put it to use there. Some of the captrured trucks and tanks ineveitably went East to cover demand. One of those “wow I never knew that” type of things


  • So far, I’m very disappointed with your opinion that operation barbarossa was wrong… So to prevent further altercations, I will probably withdraw from this discussion! :(


  • @MuthaRussia:

    So far, I’m very disappointed with your opinion that operation barbarossa was wrong… So to prevent further altercations, I will probably withdraw from this discussion! :(

    this is a weird thing to be disappointed about.


  • you didnt contribute much to the discussion anyway


  • @sherman28:

    Surely one could move German trains into Poland until you got to the Bug River where they met trains of the USSR, which were a different gauge so, you must transfer from one train to the next.

    Yes, except that would only get you so far until you ran into the scorched earth.


  • exactly- GI-

    To MR- I’m not sure that calling Barrbarossa a mistake is a big deal.

    It was a predetermined event, I think. Sooner or later the Soviets and the Nazi’s would have had it out.


  • When i said disappointed i meant i don’t agree with what you said, sorry if you thought i was angry!
    Also, I did contribute, I read everything, i just didn’t post! For once! :lol:


  • When i said disappointed i meant i don’t agree with what you said, sorry if you thought i was angry!
    Also, I did contribute, I read everything, i just didn’t post! For once! :lol:
    I’m trying to improve! :-?

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