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Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - Farm-ninja - 03-08-2026
Mikhail Tukhachevsky was one of the most talented military thinkers in the early Soviet Union.
He helped develop a new approach to modern warfare called Deep Operations.
This meant fast, mechanized attacks using tanks, infantry, artillery and aircraft working together.
His ideas were far ahead of their time.
The Purge
In 1937, during Stalin’s Great Purge, Tukhachevsky was arrested on false charges of treason.
The evidence against him was fabricated.
His confession was obtained through torture.
He was executed after a short, closed trial.
Almost all the senior officers who judged him were also executed within the next two years.
Stalin’s purges removed around 30,000 Red Army officers, including many experienced commanders.
The Impact on WWII
When Nazi Germany invaded the USSR in 1941, the Soviet military suffered huge losses.
The purges had weakened the army’s leadership.
Many of Tukhachevsky’s modernization efforts had been stopped.
As the war continued, Soviet commanders began using parts of Deep Operations.
They used these ideas in major battles like Stalingrad, Kursk and Operation Bagration.
These tactics helped turn the war in the Soviet Union’s favor.
Rehabilitation
After Stalin’s death in 1957, the Soviet government officially cleared Tukhachevsky’s name.
His rank was restored.
His ideas are now seen as a major foundation of modern Soviet and Russian military doctrine.
The Lesson
Stalin killed one of his most brilliant officers.
But the ideas Tukhachevsky helped create survived.
Those ideas later became essential in the same war the USSR almost lost.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - Manger - 03-11-2026
Wow, I never knew the USSR killed almost its entire officer corps before WWII. That explains why Germany advanced so fast in 1941. What an atrocity.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - Hippo - 03-11-2026
Tukhachevsky’s “Deep Operations” sounds exactly like Germany's Blitzkrieg. Stalin is evil.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - Hunter - 03-11-2026
Stalin’s paranoia really damaged the Soviet military. Imagine executing 30,000 officers, including top commanders.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - Hilux - 03-11-2026
Stalin always feared anyone who looked smart, popular or independent. Tukhachevsky was all three.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - AgMan - 03-12-2026
The purge didn’t only affect the military. Scientists, artists, engineers, nobody was spared.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - Agtech - 03-13-2026
Tukhachevsky also pushed for modernization of weapons, but many of his projects were stopped after his execution.
RE: Tukhachevsky: The General Stalin Killed… and the Ideas the USSR Needed Later - ZeroWaste - 03-14-2026
This shows how dangerous it is when one leader has absolute power and no checks. I hope Nnamdi Kalu won't be like Stalin if we get Biafra 😂
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