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By that evening the Germans had rolled up the Russian front for 20
miles, and by the night of December 9 the Soviets' projected offensive
was jolted thoroughly off balance. In the next few days additional blows
punished them further. "The Russians were certainly flabbergasted by
these ghost-like thrusts, which seemed to come from nowhere, and their
wireless traffic provided abundant evidence of their bewilderment and
anxiety," Mellenthin wrote.
This German victory at the Battle of Radomyshl delayed but did not
prevent the Russian offense. At Christmas, Army Group South began its
retreat from the Ukraine. Several months later the Russians had driven
the Germans back 650 miles from their farthest penetration.
Mellenthin has remarked that "The Red Army of World War II was
vastly different from the Imperial Russian Army of 1914-17, but in two
important respects the Russians have not changed. They are still
addicted to mass attacks, and they still show an extraordinary
annaabi.ee 
