Operation Mars: The Soviet Defeat That Stalin Tried to Erase

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Operation Mars: The Soviet Defeat That Stalin Tried to Erase

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In November 1942, while the Red Army was encircling the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, the Stavka launched a massive offensive near Moscow: Operation Mars. It was a disaster. Georgy Zhukov, fresh from Stalingrad, committed nearly 700,000 men and 2,000 tanks against the German 9th Army at the Rzhev salient. The attack was halted with staggering losses, yet the operation was virtually ignored by Soviet historiography for decades. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into what happened at Rzhev, why it was kept secret, and how the myth of Mars was buried. They discuss the role of the German 9th Army under Walter Model, the rugged terrain and logistics failures, and how Western historians—particularly David Glantz—finally uncovered the scale of the defeat. Was it a deliberate deception to tie down German reserves, or simply a colossal miscalculation? And how does this forgotten disaster change our understanding of Soviet military leadership? #OperationMars #Rzhev #GeorgyZhukov #WalterModel #Stavka #RedArmy #EasternFront #DavidGlantz #SovietHistoriography #9thArmy #Maskirovka #WWII #History #MilitaryHistory #FexingoHistory #SovietUnion #Defeat #Forgetfulness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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