5 Primary Factors That Contributed To The Soviet/WP Defeat On The Central Front: Operation Dark Comet Part II

NATO’s objectives for Operation Dark Comet were met and exceeded on a number of levels. Soviet command bunkers were struck and by all accounts destroyed completely. The three most powerful Soviet army groups on the Central Front had been decapitated. As a result of the F-117s handiwork, the Soviet Front and Theater commanders then found …

The Central Front D+19 (28 July, 1987) Part II

Author’s Note: CENTAG is coming first because my laptop went south on Friday and it took over 36 hours to get it reset and all my files recovered. Need some extra time to gather my CENTAG and NORTHAG timelines and notes up from the wreckage. As a result, this entry will be short, unfortunately. 😊 …

Snapshots of War: Into The Meat Grinder Part III

*Author's Note: This blog entry is a bit shorter than normal. Sorry, free time was difficult to find this weekend. After this blog I'm going to devote the next two or three to getting D+7 started. After which, I'll go back and conclude the first Snapshots of War narrative. I hope you all had a …

Snapshots of War: Into The Meat Grinder Part I

*Author's Note: Snapshots of War will be a new category featuring narrative accounts of soldiers, sailors, and airmen from both sides at war.* North of Tiefenort, German Democratic Republic,  10 July, 1987 (D+1) “Comrade Major!” Major Pavel Gurenko’s eyes shot open and he came fully awake at once. The words had been spoken softly, almost …

The Central Front D+4 (13 July, 1987) Part IV

CENTAG Early in the afternoon on D+4 advance parties from the 1st Guards Tank Army went forward. 1st GTA’s commander, Lieutenant General Anatoli Tchernitsov was eager to gain a first-hand look at the battle his army group would be joining in a short time. As Tchernitsov sat down with his counterpart from 8th Guards Army, …