As we all know (or should know) that the Germans lost to the Soviets in 3 key battles, Stalingrad, Kursk, and Leningrad. After these battles the Germans had lost almost all hope but instead of talking about losses we will be talking about how to take the USSR in the most efficient way. The Soviets will have most advantageous over you in manpower and land. However if you take out major cities early on you can destroy the already overworked factories. The Soviets will be relying on their massive military and manpower pool to beat you, so don't give them a large army by wearing down their factories. These are some steps that may help you take out the Soviets.
1). Keep at least 1 million soldiers in captured or home territory to patrol and defend against uprisings and put the rest against the Soviets (preferably play with friends so you can coordinate armies). I prefer that you and your allies have at least 5 million men against the Soviets.
2). Place your best troops and leaders typically into 3 or 4 army groups so you can easily manage and have all generals on top unit command capacity.
3). Declare war during spring.
4). Blitzkrieg through the north and south and avoid city and marsh fights in the center and try to form an encirclement on the bulge in the center surrounding the bulk of soviet troops (don't attack them much because they are in march and urban land)
5). If playing with a friend who is Italy or something like that try to have them take the brunt of Soviets (if you want to troll your friend into doing most of the fighting *highly recommended*).
6). By winter of whatever year you attacked them at you should own all land (at least 100 or 200 kilometers from the rovers) up to The Don and Donets river. This will put you at the gates of Moscow and Stalingrad. Fighting will be brutal trying to get to the rivers and cities but the Soviets will pay a higher price and can't sustain equipment loses and you should be able to after fierce fighting in woods and winter get to the rivers and cities.
7). When I play hoi3 I go for Moscow then Stalingrad and typically suffer a bitter 1 to 2 million casualties fighting for the cities but the Soviets would suffer an unsustainable casualty toll of 6 to 7 million loses. So when fighting for these cities I heavily recommend an entirely new army group of 35 to 40 divisions or 500,000 men for taking each city with a reserve of 20 divisions or 250,000 men ready to call upon for reinforcements. As an extra have your friend fight for the other city or river to suffer the same loses and speed up fighting.
8). Wearing the red army down will be catastrophic but worth the loses. Stalin will be forced to take back Moscow and Stalingrad and will be forced to throw every available man into combat but with the rivers and cities and forests to support your defense you should after another year of fighting wear down the red army thus winning the war.
This is only opinion so don't qoute me on this saying this is the ultimate strategy to win because it is not. Also I take direct command of all fighting but you don't have to so you can just have the a I fight for you but I recommend taking direct command when you near heavily fortified defenses.
Estimated casualties:
You and allies - 6.5 million
Soviets and allies - 16 million
My average casualties:
Me and my allies - 5.5 million
Soviets and allies - 14 million
1). Keep at least 1 million soldiers in captured or home territory to patrol and defend against uprisings and put the rest against the Soviets (preferably play with friends so you can coordinate armies). I prefer that you and your allies have at least 5 million men against the Soviets.
2). Place your best troops and leaders typically into 3 or 4 army groups so you can easily manage and have all generals on top unit command capacity.
3). Declare war during spring.
4). Blitzkrieg through the north and south and avoid city and marsh fights in the center and try to form an encirclement on the bulge in the center surrounding the bulk of soviet troops (don't attack them much because they are in march and urban land)
5). If playing with a friend who is Italy or something like that try to have them take the brunt of Soviets (if you want to troll your friend into doing most of the fighting *highly recommended*).
6). By winter of whatever year you attacked them at you should own all land (at least 100 or 200 kilometers from the rovers) up to The Don and Donets river. This will put you at the gates of Moscow and Stalingrad. Fighting will be brutal trying to get to the rivers and cities but the Soviets will pay a higher price and can't sustain equipment loses and you should be able to after fierce fighting in woods and winter get to the rivers and cities.
7). When I play hoi3 I go for Moscow then Stalingrad and typically suffer a bitter 1 to 2 million casualties fighting for the cities but the Soviets would suffer an unsustainable casualty toll of 6 to 7 million loses. So when fighting for these cities I heavily recommend an entirely new army group of 35 to 40 divisions or 500,000 men for taking each city with a reserve of 20 divisions or 250,000 men ready to call upon for reinforcements. As an extra have your friend fight for the other city or river to suffer the same loses and speed up fighting.
8). Wearing the red army down will be catastrophic but worth the loses. Stalin will be forced to take back Moscow and Stalingrad and will be forced to throw every available man into combat but with the rivers and cities and forests to support your defense you should after another year of fighting wear down the red army thus winning the war.
This is only opinion so don't qoute me on this saying this is the ultimate strategy to win because it is not. Also I take direct command of all fighting but you don't have to so you can just have the a I fight for you but I recommend taking direct command when you near heavily fortified defenses.
Estimated casualties:
You and allies - 6.5 million
Soviets and allies - 16 million
My average casualties:
Me and my allies - 5.5 million
Soviets and allies - 14 million
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