Exactly.
All that he really needed to do, or could hope to do for that matter with any sort of mobile reserve was harass the German spearheads long enough to allow local withdrawals, so the Red Army could escape to the next river line intact and delay until the +20% Territorial Pride decision could be fired. It's just that a static defense so close to the border had no real hope of success against the superior German units.
All that he really needed to do, or could hope to do for that matter with any sort of mobile reserve was harass the German spearheads long enough to allow local withdrawals, so the Red Army could escape to the next river line intact and delay until the +20% Territorial Pride decision could be fired. It's just that a static defense so close to the border had no real hope of success against the superior German units.