[BGB] Dangerous Job!

[tballou at comcast.net]

Hi All

I've been reading "Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945" by Catherine Merridale.  Really an interesting look into the life of a Soviet soldier.   One of the shocking number I read was in Russian tank crew casualties, according to this book, the Russians trained 400,000 tankers, over 300,000 where killed!   75% casualties, its as bad as a German Submainer.  

Apparently, the tankers knew the odds, but felt honored to serve in tanks, the symbol of the Red Army.  

--Tom

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