Ramirezzz
Senior Airman
How did the OKW manage to assemble such data at that point ? Esp. regarding Soviet dead ?
I'm wondering too. As well known, at that stage german casulaties calculation system practically ceased to exist
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How did the OKW manage to assemble such data at that point ? Esp. regarding Soviet dead ?
How did the OKW manage to assemble such data at that point ? Esp. regarding Soviet dead ?
Go back and actually read my post Soren. I said that it said it was an approximation put in after the fact.
Due to the fact that the OKW diaries are a legit source though, I would think that the approximations are pretty accurate as well.
that depends on which losses you're talkin' about - the german or the soviet ones
or shall we say +/-20000 KIAs is a pretty accurate quote (the difference between the OKW approximations and the actual listed losses of the Soviets)
absolutely. because of that we still don't have a historically accepted figure of the German casulaties in 1945.To be honest I do not think we will ever have an accurate count.
The Germans simply were not in a position to count (bodies are still being found in the outskirts of Berlin today, there was an interesting documentary on German TV about it the other night).
The Russians on the other hand I dont think cared to get an accurate account of their dead.