Soviet Army Support Group Warlord Games Brand New WGB-402214004

Name: Soviet Army Support Group Warlord Games Brand New WGB-402214004
Brand: Warlord Games

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Stalin's great purge in 1937 left his army short of experienced officers in the early years of WWII. As the war progressed the officer cadre improved although it was often necessary for commissars to 'persuade' them to carry out their orders...\nFor most of WWII the Red Army fielded large numbers of Maxim Model 1910 machine guns - a rugged, battle-tested weapon fielded in World War I, whilst Soviet doctrine saw mortars fielded en masse as artillery.\nSoviet HQ\nLike the soldiers they commanded, many Soviet officers were inexperienced and lacked training at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Stalin's ruthless purge of the officers of the Red Army in 1937 had denuded the organization of leadership and left deep scars in the survivors' minds. Throughout the war, showing initiative was seen as a dangerous trait, and most Soviet officers would follow their orders to the letter even if they meant marching their men to certain death.\nSoviet operational leadership improved immeasurab.