07/03/2023
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During the first years of WW2 in the Eastern Front, especially in the Battle of Moscow a Very important factor wasn’t taken into consideration by Germans. In the November 1941 the German forces were very close to Kremlin. Then, The role of air temperature was the most notable, temperature decreased about 40 degrees. Soviet tanks and planes were still usable in such conditions, but the German ones were not. To run their tanks Panzerwaff e soldiers had to light the fi re under its engine, because the lubricants became being as hard as ceramics. Only a few planes were able to fly. But the Soviet armament, planned for such conditions were functioning normally. Th e next problem were the uniforms. German HQs had not prepared proper clothes. Even when a unit received supplies for winter, the uniforms were designed for German, “oceanic” winter. Because of such temperature not only the technique, but also men were failing.
Preparing is very important, BE PREPARED.
by Konrad Jaskulski
Resources: (1) wgsr.uw.edu.pl
(2) warfarehistorynetwork.com
