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LystAP t1_ivpf0i0 wrote

During WW2, when the Soviets pulled out of Kiev/Kyiv, they rigged buildings to explode when the Germans moved in to occupy the city. So it’s reasonable to suspect a trap.

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millionreddit617 t1_ivqmxir wrote

And their tactics haven’t moved on much since the 1940s so yeah…

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ErikTheAngry t1_ivqpjx5 wrote

Soviet/RF battle doctrines:

Sustained artillery bombardment first. Flatten everything before the advance.

Armour goes in next. Flatten everything.

Troops go in to secure . Rape what you can, loot the rest, then get positions ready for artillery to move up from the rear.

A tactic unchanged from the 1940s.

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ghostmaster645 t1_ivtdarv wrote

Funny part it it was with American food, equipment, and vehicles.

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