How Russia's World War II Military Strategy of Deception Is Alive and Well Today
In 1944, Moscow unleashed a second D-Day that ended Nazi Germany. Today, that strategy of maskirovka is being used again.
George Getsos is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves and a master’s candidate at the Georgetown University Security Studies Program. The viewpoints contained in the article are the author’s own opinions and are not representative of the U.S. Army.
Image: Russian servicemen in historical uniforms stand during military parade training in Red Square in Moscow November 5, 2009. The parade will take place on November 7 to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched through Red Square to the front lines of World War II. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)