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Effects of Climate on Combat in European Russia (DA Pam 20-291)

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Former DA Pamphlets
CMH Pub 104-6
GPO S/N: Not Available

Climatic conditions of European Russia varied from bitterly cold, long winters to dry, hot summers, interrupted by wet, rainy springs and falls that virtually halted all ground movement. The German Army was ill prepared or ill equipped for Russian winters and paid a huge price for its negligence.