The Ukes know that and will make them pay.
“Russians traditionally have a very top-down “don’t think just follow orders” military culture. (Remember, in the opening minutes of Barbarossa in 1941, Sov units near the border were radioing to HQ, “We are being fired upon. What should we do?”)”
Very true.
You guys believe this propaganda? Does anyone on this site even know what is really going on over there and why? Or is everyone just outraged because the media said to be? You should look at who supports Ukraine. Long list of US enemies. Anyways, I hope we all don’t get nuked.
“Remember, in the opening minutes of Barbarossa in 1941, Sov units near the border were radioing to HQ, “We are being fired upon. What should we do?”
To which the reply apparently was, “fired on by whom?! and why aren’t you transmitting in code!” They were just transmitting in the open. I bet there were some german radio guys just laughing their asses off.
I recall a great article about our boys in Iraq(?) written by a French soldier. He said how the USA was always ready to mount a rescue or help out in an ambush. Or if something happened along a mission they just ran to the sound of the gunfire with overwhelming force. The French guy said that all of the European solider had to wait on specific orders.
And in other stories how it was the next guy stepped up to take the place of a casualty above him. Or three steps above him.