Russell McMahon wrote:
..........
  In 1941 when Hitler had
>> achieved his aims in mainland Europe and Russia was no longer of use to him
>> he attacked it mercilessly (the only way to fight real war) and came very
>> close to conquering it. (Russia's greatest soldier, General Winter, was
>> again equal to the occasion as he had been with Napoleon and others before
>> him - buit that's another story).
..........


Good point, Russell, but would be good to get a Brit [empire!] perspective
on one thing -

As the storybooks all say, General Winter1941 stopped Hitler cold [no pun
intended], but I've always wondered that, came Corporal Spring1942 and
Lieutenant Summer1942, why he just didn't go in and finish the job, or
was he too worried about the imminent reinforcements on the horizon
- General Winter1942, General Winter1943, and General Winter1944?

After all, that was a very long time frame to have to think about and
plan for.

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