Due to the recent Russian conflict, there are a lot people commenting that it is a typical Russian tactic to throw soldiers into the meet grinder, and mostly bring up examples from WWII. Is this an accurate way to describe WWII Soviet fighting?

by deep_sea2

I apologize for piling on another Russian question. There are lot of reports about the current war that the Russians are facing high casualties. I am seeing many comments that is the normal way the Russians fight. These comments typically recount how WWII Soviet casualties were astronomical due to mindless human wave attacks.

However, my limited surface knowledge about WWII makes me doubt these claims. Sure, the Soviets had a high casualties during the war, but was that really due to mindless fighting? I am somewhat under the impression that commanders such as Zhukov and Rokossovsky were actually quite skilled in strategy and tactics, and not did not simply rely on throwing more soldiers at the enemy.

Is the assessment that Soviet/Russian tactics are nothing more than "send in more men" a historically correct one?

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From u/Georgy_K_Zhukov a mod at this subreddit

See also: Order No. 227, the “not a step back” order from Stalin, which setup a system where penal units would lead and if they didn’t walk forward, they would be shot from behind.