Here is an except of what Halder had to say about combat in the Russian swamps and forests.
the Russian was able to move about in these impenetrable forests and treacherous swamps with the certain instinct and sense of security of an animal, whereas any soldier reared and trained in a civilized country of the West was severely restricted in his movements and thereby placed at a disadvantage.
There are no effective tactical remedies to compensate for this disadvantage. Even the most thorough training applied to troops from the West cannot replace the natural instinct peculiar to eastern Europeans who were born and raised in a region of forests and swamps [yeah, Soviet metrosexuals too, eh? [:D]]. In the course of several generations the Soviet policy of concentrating masses of workers in large industrial areas will certainly have the effect of eliminating these natural instincts, even among people of the eastern type [what are they? Insects? [:D]], but this is still far in the future [aka I know I sound like a moron so here's my half-ar** retort. Yes, you're an utter moron. Amen].
Plainly racist, therefore irrelevant and ignorant stuff. I am NOT talking about you, El Hefe, ONLY about this Halder. Who's that guy? Is he into some aryan brotherhood perhaps...? [8|]
Interesting comments by Halder considering the Russians got a big dose of that from the Finns in the pristine woods during the winter war where the Finns moved through the woods with grace and the Russians were more or less road bound
You hit the nail on the head, Klydon. Looks like this Halder thing missed that one, eh? [:D]
