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August 13, 2008 - 1:49 pm - by Richard Fernandez
funnymarx
2008-08-13 14:37:51

Does the Russian army have any institutional memory of World War II? Is there any modern equivalent to STAVKA when it comes to operational planning?

I wonder, since if there is I would be wary about any response chosen at this point. The Red Army of 1942-43 on seemed very good at strategic double envelopment — often accomplished through operational double envelopment. Witness Operations Saturn and Uranus, or witness what amounted to a defensive double envelopment at Kursk.

Does any of that strategic vision and operational expertise still remain in Russia? I think the USA has done well so far to keep its reserves and avoid over committing at this point.