Zapp Branigan: "I sent wave after wave of my own men at them"
It's easily understandable why a strategy that boils down to zerg rushing with poor or missing equipment would result in heavy losses.
It is also understandable why a country that subscribes to an ideology that places very little value on the individual and has a large population would pick such a strategy.
Believing that such a strategy is a morally correct thing is another matter entirely.
What this chart does show is the discrepancy between the different war conducts. Namely that the Ostfront was a horrific meat grinder where life had no value, and there was no point in taking prisoners.
Yeah just a random number of deaths really doesn't say much about what actually happened. You can't just link a chart and say "look, this describes the events of WW2!"
Zapp Branigan: "I sent wave after wave of my own men at them"
It's easily understandable why a strategy that boils down to zerg rushing with poor or missing equipment would result in heavy losses.
It is also understandable why a country that subscribes to an ideology that places very little value on the individual and has a large population would pick such a strategy.
Believing that such a strategy is a morally correct thing is another matter entirely.
What this chart does show is the discrepancy between the different war conducts. Namely that the Ostfront was a horrific meat grinder where life had no value, and there was no point in taking prisoners.
Yeah just a random number of deaths really doesn't say much about what actually happened. You can't just link a chart and say "look, this describes the events of WW2!"
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.”
-General George S. Patton
Friendly reminder that Patton was probably assassinated for his staunch Anti-USSR/anti-communist ideals