Now, everybody, friends, and enemies alike, admit that the Red Army proved equal to its tremendous task. But this was not the case six years ago, in the period before the war.
As we know, prominent foreign journalists, and many recognized authorities on military affairs abroad, repeatedly stated that the condition of the Red Army roused grave doubts, that the Red Army was poorly armed and lacked a proper commanding staff, that its morale was beneath criticism, that while it might be fit for defense, it was useless ...
