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Soviet military - industrial complex was largest in the world by a huge margin.
Whats a Military - Industry complex. Does a shoe factory that changes to making marching boots count as a military industry. Does a tyre factory that changes to making tyres for armoured cars count.
I assume this is in reference to Europe only, since U.S. manufacturing output was unmatched.Soviet military - industrial complex was largest in the world by a huge margin. British and American leadership were sympathetic towards Soviet domination of Europe, a condition not likely to happen again for decades if ever.
IMO historical situation was best case option for 1941 Soviet Union. So don't change a thing.
Yes...in the U.S., all the industries jumped into wartime mode.Whats a Military - Industry complex. Does a shoe factory that changes to making marching boots count as a military industry. Does a tyre factory that changes to making tyres for armoured cars count.
In 1940, the U.S. manufactured 6,068 aircraft of all types, the Soviet Union manufactured 10,565 of all types (Germany manufactured 10,826).Not during June 1941.
For instance Soviets built / imported four large tank plants by 1935. Equivalent German and American tank plants didn't begin construction until 1940. June 1941 U.S. tank plants were still working up to capacity while Soviet tank plants were fully operational.
Not during June 1941.
For instance Soviets built / imported four large tank plants by 1935. Equivalent German and American tank plants didn't begin construction until 1940. June 1941 U.S. tank plants were still working up to capacity while Soviet tank plants were fully operational.
The discussion of the German best options for the Op. Barbarossa prompted me for this thread. From early 1941, what would be the best options for the Soviets to better withstand Axis invasion? It is not much about their equipment (it's much too late to do many of the changes), but about the deployment and use of the historically available assets (units, hardware etc). For the sake of discussion, we will assume the Soviets expect the attack to commence anytime from June to July 1941.
The first thing the Soviets could have done to prepare for the inevitable showdown with Germany, would have been to NOT purge the military.
Stalin was Germany's best ally in the fact that he purged the top leadership several times before 1941. He cost the Red Army a valuable resource in combat experienced leadership...one of the only saving graces for the Soviet Union, was Marshal Zhukov