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In Moscow's Shadows 108: Where Have All The Generals Gone?

In Moscow's Shadows

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The Importance of a Compliant Officer Corps

Paratroopers are generally going to be tough, well trained and willing to show initiative. But increasingly we found just like the Spetsnaz that they were essentially just being thrown into the attackers as light infantry. And again, there was an element in which the realities of the war, the need to actually have good officers replace the need to totally comply at once. Especially when you also have a regular toll of generals being killed in one form or another.

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