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In Saving Private Ryan they land on normandy with boats that open from the front and everyone pours out. Did the people in the front not know they would most likely be shot instantly? (lemmy.world)
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[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A I recently learned that sacrificing large numbers of soldiers for little or no gain is a Russian tactic that goes back centuries. Apparently, in the Napoleonic wars, sending soldiers forward to die was known as "combat a la Russe".