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“The key to this odd behavior can be found in the native character of the Soviet soldier who, as a fighter, possesses
neither the judgment nor the ability to think independently. He is subject to moods which to a Westerner are
incomprehensible; he acts by instinct. As a soldier, the Soviet is primitive and unassuming, innately brave but
morosely passive when in a group. These traits make him in many respects an adversary superior to the self-
confident and more demanding soldiers of other armies. Such opponents, however, can and must, by their physical
and mental qualities, achieve not only equality, but also the superiority necessary to defeat the Soviet soldier.
Disregard for human beings and contempt of death are other characteristics of the Soviet soldier. He will climb with
complete indifference and cold-bloodedness over the bodies of hundreds of fallen comrades, in order to take up the
attack on the same spot. With the same apathy he will work all day burying his dead comrades after a battle.(Editor’s
Note: In most cases the Soviets did not bury their dead after battle. They left them to rot. (Editorial Note: In the
1990s an Austrian news crew visited several major battlefields within in the Soviet Union. The Austrians were showed
to see fields of skeletons lying on the ground and in piles for miles in every direction. The skeletons still had their
identity tags and many were clutching rusty weapons.) He looks toward 'his own death with the same resignation.”
neither the judgment nor the ability to think independently. He is subject to moods which to a Westerner are
incomprehensible; he acts by instinct. As a soldier, the Soviet is primitive and unassuming, innately brave but
morosely passive when in a group. These traits make him in many respects an adversary superior to the self-
confident and more demanding soldiers of other armies. Such opponents, however, can and must, by their physical
and mental qualities, achieve not only equality, but also the superiority necessary to defeat the Soviet soldier.
Disregard for human beings and contempt of death are other characteristics of the Soviet soldier. He will climb with
complete indifference and cold-bloodedness over the bodies of hundreds of fallen comrades, in order to take up the
attack on the same spot. With the same apathy he will work all day burying his dead comrades after a battle.(Editor’s
Note: In most cases the Soviets did not bury their dead after battle. They left them to rot. (Editorial Note: In the
1990s an Austrian news crew visited several major battlefields within in the Soviet Union. The Austrians were showed
to see fields of skeletons lying on the ground and in piles for miles in every direction. The skeletons still had their
identity tags and many were clutching rusty weapons.) He looks toward 'his own death with the same resignation.”
After World War II, a group of German Army General Staff
officers, including many who had betrayed their own country
during the war, agreed to write some books for the US Army that
purported to explain the experiences of the German Army in
combat against the Red Army. One of the books they wrote was
entitled Russian Combat Methods in World War II. The book is
replete with many errors, and a few important revelations.
Psychology of the Red Army: Soviet Combat Methods In
World War II is an edited version of that book. The original should
have been called, Psychology of the Red Army because it
revealed several important, albeit understated, aspects of the Psychology of the Red Army. However, since the officers
who wrote the book had spent most of their World War II service time in political intrigues and fifth column sabotage, they
depended upon rumors and amateurish interpretations for much of the book’s content. QuikManeuvers’ experts have
reviewed and edited the book as a psychological study. Psychology of the Red Army: Soviet Combat Methods In
World War II has some important revelations.
officers, including many who had betrayed their own country
during the war, agreed to write some books for the US Army that
purported to explain the experiences of the German Army in
combat against the Red Army. One of the books they wrote was
entitled Russian Combat Methods in World War II. The book is
replete with many errors, and a few important revelations.
Psychology of the Red Army: Soviet Combat Methods In
World War II is an edited version of that book. The original should
have been called, Psychology of the Red Army because it
revealed several important, albeit understated, aspects of the Psychology of the Red Army. However, since the officers
who wrote the book had spent most of their World War II service time in political intrigues and fifth column sabotage, they
depended upon rumors and amateurish interpretations for much of the book’s content. QuikManeuvers’ experts have
reviewed and edited the book as a psychological study. Psychology of the Red Army: Soviet Combat Methods In
World War II has some important revelations.
Soviet Combat Methods In World War II
© 2007
251 pages; 17 chapters
© 2007
251 pages; 17 chapters
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