The Losses of the Red Army During the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945
Institute of National Remembrance Review, No. 5 (2023), pages: 321-337
Publication date: 2023-12-31
Abstract
The paper discusses the matter of the Soviet Army losses suffered in World War II as portrayed in the Soviet post-war propaganda and historical research, as well as in recent research and disputes. The calculations of losses of the Soviet Army have been a matter of academic research, mainly based on statistical estimations. The paper exposes also the problem of the unreliability of the basic data on casualties.
Keywords
Red Army • losses • historical research • propaganda
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