tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post3257701166506827906..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: German Soldier QualityPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-59302310414473384552013-06-11T03:16:30.328-04:002013-06-11T03:16:30.328-04:00Very well put, Zinegata. Very well put, Zinegata. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-18039226579726824772013-05-20T21:52:41.555-04:002013-05-20T21:52:41.555-04:00The problem with the "replacements" narr...The problem with the "replacements" narrative is that the bulk of the German army _was_ composed of "replacements". The actual "standing army" was only 100,000 men in size due to the Versailles treaty, and it was only expanded again after re-introducing mass conscription. <br /><br />There is very little to suggest that the German soldier was any better trained than say, the average American or Soviet conscript. A Bavarian farmboy does not really have qualities that make him intrinsically better than a Kansas or Ukrainian one. <br /><br />The edge of the German army instead rests with its officer training - especially those in the junior and operational levels - whose standards they managed to maintain despite the Versailles reduction of the peacetime army.<br /><br />- ZinegataAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-30581154416036322602013-05-17T06:55:40.084-04:002013-05-17T06:55:40.084-04:00They seem to have problems with the replacements n...They seem to have problems with the replacements not the original standing army ... Then again there were numerous accounts of disobedience even during the invasion of France . From all accounts it seems he who sucks less wins .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-2134080638456050342013-05-15T17:28:10.770-04:002013-05-15T17:28:10.770-04:00The point is that I've heard a lot of ridiculo...The point is that I've heard a lot of ridiculous rumours about the quality of German soldiers, to the extent of "any German soldier was worth 3 Allied ones", which is obviously hilariously wrong. You might know that there are undisciplined cowards in every army, but a lot of people do not. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-52722174712659349462013-05-15T12:38:32.854-04:002013-05-15T12:38:32.854-04:00Really? I don't seem to remember all of Europe...Really? I don't seem to remember all of Europe belonging to Germany in 1942Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-26664459063842724882013-05-15T09:21:55.574-04:002013-05-15T09:21:55.574-04:00The point of the post is described in the first pa...The point of the post is described in the first paragraph. Are you stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-66787138847036590192013-05-15T03:45:53.779-04:002013-05-15T03:45:53.779-04:00What is the point of your post, you find those pos...What is the point of your post, you find those post in any forum.<br />Like you would act different when fire is opened....Worashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134704651600263428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-24721396068827303062013-05-15T01:31:39.471-04:002013-05-15T01:31:39.471-04:00So a bunch of undisciplined cowards without basic ...So a bunch of undisciplined cowards without basic training captured all of europe. What is the point of this article, you find those people in any army.D86https://www.blogger.com/profile/00883180891894411825noreply@blogger.com