Comments on: Was Stalin about to invade Germany? http://www.historynet.com/was-stalin-about-to-invade-germany.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sun, 19 May 2013 02:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marko http://www.historynet.com/was-stalin-about-to-invade-germany.htm#comment-807292 Marko Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:11:42 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685797#comment-807292 Some authors had point it that the incorrect position of the soviet garrison in the south as a proof of the intentions of Stalin, the deployment was more offensive than defensive. I believe that is not unreasonable to think that Stalin thought that could invade in 1942 or as late as 1943 when its troops were all tune up as posible for the upcoming battle. The diversion in the Balkans as a cause of the late begining of Barbarossa is a myth, it´s more a consolation prize for the allied desastrous campaign. At most the only delay was the massive deploy of the Ju-52 in the operation Mercury that prevent its use in the deployment and logistics previous to the invasion. Some authors had point it that the incorrect position of the soviet garrison in the south as a proof of the intentions of Stalin, the deployment was more offensive than defensive. I believe that is not unreasonable to think that Stalin thought that could invade in 1942 or as late as 1943 when its troops were all tune up as posible for the upcoming battle.

The diversion in the Balkans as a cause of the late begining of Barbarossa is a myth, it´s more a consolation prize for the allied desastrous campaign. At most the only delay was the massive deploy of the Ju-52 in the operation Mercury that prevent its use in the deployment and logistics previous to the invasion.

]]> By: Bogdan http://www.historynet.com/was-stalin-about-to-invade-germany.htm#comment-807228 Bogdan Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:34:50 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685797#comment-807228 Suvorov wrote some interesting books on that subject that might contradict you, Mr. Guttman. Of course, that doesn't make them necessarily true. Just a good read and a viable point of view. Suvorov wrote some interesting books on that subject that might contradict you, Mr. Guttman. Of course, that doesn't make them necessarily true. Just a good read and a viable point of view.

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