The most important thing in military affairs is the ability to look at the situation through the eyes of the enemy. Zhukov had to figure out how they felt in Berlin, knowing that the only subtle thread connecting the distant Swedish ports with the German metallurgical base could be cut by the Soviet fleet at any moment?
If Zhukov was a good strategist, he should have clearly seen the situation. But Zhukov either did not follow the situation at the Soviet borders, either he did not understand it, or was afraid to express his opinion.
... Stalin was friends with Hitler. There were mutual courtesies. Congratulations on your birthday. There were vows of loyalty. Comrade Stalin drank champagne with Mr. Ribbentrop, and the hammers with Hitler. but to the vital resources of Germany, Stalin was ed very impudently.
Zhukov, if he was a strategist, should have warned Stalin of the danger of Germany's sudden and crushing retaliatory actions. But Zhukov was silent when Stalin increased the power of the Baltic Fleet when he \'liberated\' Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania. Latvia. This was not enough, and Stalin decided to get close not only to the forest, nickel and ore, but also to oil. And he instructed Zhukov.