This is a Russian military which was, frankly, in much much worse condition than this, relatively speaking to the West, at the end of WWII.
Patton begged, literally begged, Eisenhower, who controlled access to Marshall, who controlled access to the President, who was dying, to let us drive the Russian Army, which was, frankly, on foot, and almost bootless, back out of Eastern Europe.
Eisenhower refused. If I am wrong about this, I am sure someone can correct me.
Monty claimed, later, to have wanted a similar course of action, which was also refused.
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