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Soviet Plans to Respond to German Military Preparations

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present paper analyses the Soviet war planning prior to the onset of the Great Patriotic War. The focus is placed on the plans of the General Staff of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in the spring of 1941. The authors of the study analyse drafts of plans that were never implemented by the Soviet government. The study's conclusion asserts that military leadership possessed no intention of engaging in “an offensive” against Germany.

DOI: 10.22204/2587-8956-2025-120-01-13-25

Authors: Vadim N. Myakota, Sergey V. Kudryashov

Institutions: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4409853461

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