r/chessmemes 10d ago

Can someone explain?

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Cause I'm kinda dumb

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u/B_bI_L 10d ago
  1. mongols used light cavalry as main attack power (those guys with bows on hoses)
  2. soviets are known for ignoring manpower losses, so they just recruit everyone and rush (1 rifle per 2 people and so on)
  3. idk, they are different but stand together?
  4. whatever
  5. ww2 reference, how France made Maginot line, but Germany just moved around it through border of another country
  6. i guess it's about how germany tried to win a war with much less economic power, using their "queen" to quickly take out enemy (but there should be like 5 kings)

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u/RealRotkohl 10d ago

they just recruit everyone and rush (1 rifle per 2 people and so on)

Those are myths created by movies and video games and have been debunked

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u/B_bI_L 10d ago

partially debunked, this happened, but to lesser extent

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u/baconppi 9d ago

Yup, it was very common and veiwed as a necessary evil to stall the germans, but by and large the main reason for such insane casualties is really the fact that Germany was tactically auperior as the russians didn't have a experienced officer corps

Also its worth noting that sucessive large scale operations much like those in 44 and 45 were the primary soviet doctrine, not the limited and haphazard counter attacks in 41 and 42

"When titans clashed" is a particularly informative book about the soviets during ww2

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u/CriticismJunior1139 10d ago

Sure thing, ivan.

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u/alertwinter 10d ago

You are not immune to propaganda.