The Losses of the Red Army During the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945

• Authors: Boris V. Sokolov

Abstracts

EN

The paper discusses the matter of the Soviet Army losses suffered in World War II as portrayed in the Soviet post-war propaganda and historical research, as well as in recent research and disputes. The calculations of losses of the Soviet Army have been a matter of academic research, mainly based on statistical estimations. The paper exposes also the problem of the unreliability of the basic data on casualties.

Keywords

EN

Red Army; losses; historical research; propaganda

• Publisher: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
• Journal: Institute of National Remembrance Review
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 5
• Pages: 321-337

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Boris V. Sokolov

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Identifiers

DOI

10.48261/INRR230511

Biblioteka Nauki

55114883