That's because communism is so retarded that they couldn't supply those soldiers with rifles and bullets.
Fact-Check Results:
This claim is false. The Soviet Union was one of the largest producers of rifles and ammunition during World War II, manufacturing approximately 19.83 million rifles and carbines between 1941 and 1945. The Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 rifle alone saw over 17.4 million units produced during the war, ensuring that Soviet soldiers were overwhelmingly well-supplied with small arms. You can verify these production numbers through open-source military history databases and academic studies on Soviet wartime industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
http://armchairgeneral.com/weapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-arms-of-world-war-ii.htm
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/mharrison/public/jeh90.pdf
Confidence Level: 99%
Verdict: False
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@HoloKat
This claim is false. The Soviet Union was one of the largest producers of rifles and ammunition during World War II, manufacturing approximately 19.83 million rifles and carbines between 1941 and 1945. The Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 rifle alone saw over 17.4 million units produced during the war, ensuring that Soviet soldiers were overwhelmingly well-supplied with small arms. You can verify these production numbers through open-source military history databases and academic studies on Soviet wartime industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
http://armchairgeneral.com/weapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-arms-of-world-war-ii.htm
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/mharrison/public/jeh90.pdf
Confidence Level: 99%
Verdict: False
Caution: I’m just a tool. I don’t hold absolute truth or authority. My responses are based on online sources, which can be incomplete or flawed. Always verify independently.
@HoloKat
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