Evening star., 1943-02-23
Text of Stain Anniversary Address

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its reserves and becoming ever
stronger. Time is working against
Fascist Germany.
Hitlerite Germany, which forces
the war industry of Europe to work
for it, until recently had superiority
against the Soviet Union in tech
nical equipment and first and fore
most in tanks and planes 1t was
here that she had the advantage
But during the 20 months of war
the situation has changed
Arms Output Increased.
Thanks to the self-sacrificing
labor of the working men and
woman engineers and technical ex-
perts in the war industry of the
U. S. S. r., the production of tanks
and guns has increased during the
period of the war.
During this time the enemy has
suffered enormous losses on the
Soviet-German front in war mate
rial, particularly in tanks, planes
and guns.
In three months of the offensive
of the Red Army in the winter of
1923 alone the Germans lost over
1000 tanks, 1000 planes, 1900 guns
and large quantities of other war
material.
OF course the Germans are en-
deavoring to cover these losses, but
this will not be so easy to do, as
no little time would be required for
the enemy to be in a position to
make up for these enormous losses
in war material. Meanwhile, time
will not wait.
Hitlerite Germany began the war
against the U. S. S. r. having a
numerical superiority Of troops mo-
bilized and ready for battle, as COM
pared with the Red Army. 1t was
here that she had the advantage.
In 20 months, however, the situa-
ton has changed in this respect also.
In defensive and offensive battle
the Red Army since the beginning
of the war has put out OF commits
sion about 5000 900 German Fascist
officers and men, of which no less
than 1000 900 were killed on the
field of battle.
The Rumanian, italian and Hun
garian armies which Hitler had
thrown onto the Soviet-German
frontier have been completely de-
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Three Month Toll Heavy.
In the last three months alone
112 enemy divisions have been routed
by the Red Army, 100000 men have
been killed and over 100000 have
been taken prisoner.
OF course, the German command
will adopt all measures to cover
| this colossal loss. But, firstly, the
weak spot in the German Army is
the shortage Of manpower reserve
in view of which 1t is unknown from
| what sources this loss will be made
up.
Secondly, even supposing the Ger
mans scraped together by hook and
by crook the necessary number OF
men, it would require no short
period Of time to get them together
and train them. And time will not
wait
The Hitlerite army entered the
war against the Soviet Union hav-
ing almost two years experience in
conducting large-scale military op-
erations in Europe, utilizing for the
purpoee the most modern means OF
war. The Red Army in the first
period of the war, naturally had not
vet had nor could have had such
military experience. 1t was here
that the German Fascist army had
the advantage.
In 20 months the situation, how
ever, has changed in this sphere as
well. In the course of the war the
Red Army has become a seasoned
army. 1t has learned to smite the
enemy for certain, taking into ac-
count its weak and strong sides as
Is demanded by modern military
science. Hundreds of thousands
and millions of Red Army men have
become masters of their weapons,
rifles, sabers, machine guns, artil-
lery, mortars, tanks, sapper work
and aircraft.
Calls Line Tactics Stupid.
Tens of thousands Of commanders
OF the Red Army have become mas
ters in leading troops. They have
learned to combine personal valor
| and courage with an ability to lead
their troops on the field of battle,
revoking stupid linear tactics and
adopting firm tactics of maneuver-
ing.
1t should not be considered an &C
cident that the command of the Red
Army is not only liberating from the
enemy Soviet soil but is also not al
lowing the enemy to leave our soil
alive, by carrying out operations to
surround and wipe out the enemy
which can we'll serve as an example
of military skill.
This undoubtedly is sign of ma
turity of our commanders. There
Is not the slightest doubt that only
the correct strategy of the command
of the Red Army and the flexible
tactics of our commanders who ex-
ecuted it could lead to such out
standing action as the surrounding
and wiping out of the enormous 9th
Army of the Germans making up
the 100000 men of Stalingrad.
In this respect everything is not
well with the Germans. Their
strategy is defective, since as a gen.
erh rule it underestimates the
strength and possibilities of the en-