The Soviet Army’s High Commands by Richard W Harrison (.ePUB)
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The Soviet Army’s High Commands in War and Peace, 1941–1992 by Richard W Harrison
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Overview: The first full treatment of the unique phenomenon of High Commands in the Soviet Army during World War II and the Cold War.
The war on the Eastern Front during 1941–45 was an immense struggle, running from the Barents Sea to the Caucasus Mountains. The vast distances involved forced the Soviet political-military leadership to resort to new organizational expedients in order to control operations along the extended front. These were the high commands of the directions, which were responsible for two or more fronts (army groups) and, along maritime axes, one or more fleets.
In all, five high commands were created along the northwestern, western, southwestern, and North Caucasus strategic directions during 1941–42. However, the highly unfavorable strategic situation during the first year of the war, as well as interference in day-to-day operations by Stalin, severely limited the high commands’ effectiveness. As a consequence, the high commands were abolished in mid-1942 and replaced by the more flexible system of supreme command representatives at the front. A High Command of Soviet Forces in the Far East was established in 1945 and oversaw the Red Army’s highly effective campaign against Japanese forces in Manchuria.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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