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sharp_stick

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6. They had the people to do it

Reply to RedCloud (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 02:16 PM

Nov 2012

and they had the firing squads to back it up if anyone turned around at the wrong time. There was no dissension allowed in the Soviet military.

They lost between 9 and 10 million in military deaths If you add in the number of civilians killed the Soviets lost around 23 million people or 14%.

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What was GOOD about Soviet Communism? [View all] Taverner Nov 2012 OP

They fought over 200 German divisions. USA and GB only 10 total. RedCloud Nov 2012 #1

Well yeah, there is that if you want to be technical :) Taverner Nov 2012 #2

They had the people to do it sharp_stick Nov 2012 #6

And that 23 million doesn't include Jews forced into camps Taverner Nov 2012 #8

Bill Clinton put the number of deaths in the USSR at 57,000,000 RedCloud Nov 2012 #42

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