Did Joseph Stalin command the war?

Question

like was he in charge of the people in the war? was he a good strategist and tacticians?

Answer 1

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During the initial stages of the war, yes he was. But, unlike Hitler, he soon realised his military limitations, and established the Soviet High Command - known as Stavka. This was probably the only place in the whole country where someone could disagree with Stalin - they could even raise their voice to him, and he would back down from a decision if a compelling argument could be put forward.
The Stavka was composed of some political people - Molotov, and Vorishilov, as well as two of the best generals of any side during the war - Marshals Zhukov and Timoshenko.
Was he a good commander - no, he wasn't too bad, but he was not a brilliant strategician, and he realised that he wasn't up to the job
See:
Stalin A Biography - Robert Service
http://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/index.ph…

Answer 2

He was in charge of everything that happened in World War II for Russia. The people, Army, everything that happened in Russia, he was in charge of. He was a good strategist and tactician, but he had a HUGE flaw. He was paranoid to the extreme. He thought that everyone was against and out to get him. But he realized that he needed every man, woman, and child to beat the Nazis. But after the war, those people that he thought were after him disappeared or were shot in public.

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degree in World history and reading on the different wars and reasons behind them.

Answer 3

2 Excellent answers. I might add that the Russian peasants were constantly shown pictures of "The mighty one himself" standing at the front,scanning the landscape with binoculars in his great fur coat. Of course, Stalin directed the war from deep in the Kremlin. I have several of these posters-minor league compared to Reich Propaganda machine-but somewhat funny now. Perhaps someone else has seen them.

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