Profile of Guddi

Historican Meltjuchow names the following numbers for the Russian troops on the 21.06.1941

Soliders 3.289.851

Tanks 15.687

Planes 10.743

Artillery 59.787


for the Axis he names the following numbers:

Soldiers 3.690.000

Tanks 3.648

Planes 2.937

Artillery 12.686


One Major Effect in the early outcome of Barbrossa was that Stalin has shoot most of his Officers to dead in the early 30´s.

So the russian high command had less experinced officers most of them were dead. The German high command had veterans from WW1 and they gathered experince in Poland, France, Holland, Belgium,
Denmark, Norway and the Balkans.

Also the russians had suffered heavy losses in the winter war 39-40 with Finnland.

The Balkan operantion delayed Barbarossa at least 6 weeks wich were essential for the german
plan.

Another outcome wich was important for Victory at Moscow was the Japanese War with the USA.

In late 1941 Stalins spy in Tokyo told him that the Japannese wich were Allied with Germany (Stahlpakt)had no aim to attack Russia from the east, their interest lay in the oil reserves in China and Indochina. Japan suffered heavy from the american oil Embargo wich gave them to decide to attack the USA instead of supporting Germany against Russia.

This outcome made is possible that Stalin could Transfer 2.000.000 Soldiers from the Manchuria border to defend Moscow....if that wouldn´t be possible ....Moscow would fallen easy in German Hands.

Also noticable is that Stalin send 2 Officers in late October to sue peace with Germany but the
outcome of this proceedings were Hitler wanted a total surrender. Stalin was even willing to give most of the occupied regions to Germany but this wasn´t what Hitler wanted.

A couple of weeks later his troops were on their march back .....he should have take what he had been offered....a Gambler....gained nothing.