Michael Peck
Security,
Moscow is merely using the glories and heroism of the Red Army of the Great Patriotic War to motivate its soldiers of today.
During World War II, one of the weapons that the Soviet Union employed to destroy Nazi Germany was the “Shock Army.” These were reinforced army-sized formations used to tear holes in the German lines for Soviet tanks to exploit.
Now Russia plans to bring back Shock units. Yet lest anyone fear this is a prelude to a Russian blitz of Ukraine or the Baltic states, the title “Shock” will be an honorific reward for units that …read more
Source: The National Interest
