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DarkHorse2 -> RE: Axis allies useless? (2/13/2022 8:16:12 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Nikel
The ratio killed:POW may give us some idea of who were better fighting or more brave at least. The problem is with the Romanian and Slovakian armies with so many missing, where they killed or POW?
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Ignoring the MIA, clearly Finns were the best and Hungarian the worst.
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Considering MIA as killed, I suppose this is more correct. The Romanians improve a lot, also Slovakian but were already very good. Finns and Slovakians preferred to die before surrendering.
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In general, the Finns troops were widely regarded as the best of the Axis Allied. But they were also careful to not over-extend themselves and fight close to home, or in territory they had experience and a vested interest in.
In contrast, Romania only had a real interest in Bessarabia and Transylvania. Outside of that, the troops could generally care less. So, as they drove further and further into the Soviet Union (due to ongoing pressure from Hitler via Antonescu), their supply situation grew even worse than their German counterparts as the Germans demanded the lion share of the logistical bandwidth.
The fact they did not outright revolt is amazing.
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Now Italy, they had no business at all in the Soviet Union when North Africa had not been secured.
There were factors outside of the loss tables that played significant role.
Also, in regard to the MIA stats, unfortunately record-keeping was sporadic at best throughout WWII. However, MIA and POW numbers are generally representative of combat retreat results.
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