Kurt Steiner(@Kurt_Steiner):1943 Soviets: 8 million tons of steel+ 90 million tons of coal = 48,000 heavy artillery pieces, 24,000 tanks Germany: 30 million tons of steel+ 340 million tons of coal into 27,000 heavy guns and 17,000 tanks. And they talk about efficient Germans and wasteful communists.

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2026.05.18 14:41

1943 Soviets: 8 million tons of steel+ 90 million tons of coal = 48,000 heavy artillery pieces, 24,000 tanks Germany: 30 million tons of steel+ 340 million tons of coal into 27,000 heavy guns and 17,000 tanks. And they talk about efficient Germans and wasteful communists.