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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are Russian generals getting killed?[/quote]

Because their non-commissioned officers and conscripts are not doing what they want.

Real battle leaders have to lead from the front; no one else is doing it so the Generals are doing it.
Problem for Russia is that when you are at the front you are exposed to enemy fire.

Russia has some very capable officers; but like any military they rely on their command chain to execute their orders.  When that does not work senior officers are exposed to combat as the try to execute their orders.

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This makes no sense. Generals do not lead from the front. It does not seem you have an understanding of how an army works. [/quote]

Clearly you cannot read.  Battle leaders are normally NCOs and junior officers.  They are not doing their job so senior officers are trying take more direct field command and are at the front.  Hence they are getting killed.[/quote]

Mattis lead from the front in both invasions.  It happens.  [/quote]

Just stop. A general job is not to be in the front lines leading an attack in place of some Lt. It would undermine cohesion of units, chain of command and limit his ability to see the whole battle field. A general’s job is at a strategic level and logistics. If junior officers are not up to the task they get replaced. A general will remove or replace officers one level down. At the rank of captain(company commander and above) you chances of getting kill decrease significantly. By the time you are a general you have a very high chance of surviving…unless you unit is wiped. [/quote]

Sure but what kind of general and what kind of attack.  Teddy Rosevelt Jr. was a one star and went ashore with the first wave on D-Day.  Mattis led from the front in Af as a one star and again in the invasion of Iraq as a two star commanding a division.  It all depends on the size of the force.  A Lt. Does not command two Marine Regiments in a combined arms attack as Matiis did in Iraq.  He did not do it from the rear.  Read The March Up by Bing West who was there.

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