Movie Theater "The Soviet Role in World War II - Antony Beevor"

[steve podleski]

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For example, please see below the part they did on the MPR's defense of the Grain Elevator.

One of the best illustrated youtube videos of a battle that I have ever seen.

Usually books and videos have a dearth of maps of the action.

 

[Mr.BR]

Projecting power across the Open Ocean and is something completely different. In that theater, against Japanese navy is what I was getting at. This is not comparable to the defense of land locked Stalingrad.

This is the context I was referring to.

Look at the map before you make assumptions. Like said Soviets would not need much in terms of naval power projection nor would they need long-range bombers or fighters.

Sakhalin is separated from Hokaido by 25mile strait , Russian Kuril islands are even closer, when they retook Sakhalin and Kuril islands they had fighters in the air over both (most were P63 Kingcobras). If it came to it , it wouldn't happen in a vacuum but with a WW2 continuing. Although the distance is similar to one between France and Britain , you would not be looking at the oriental reenactment of the Battle of Britain, with Japan running on fumes and Soviets at peak of their power