June 6th, 2005  
MontyB
Tribunus Laticlavius
 
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jäger
I think the great problem was that Hitler had not much knowledge of warfare and he just wanted new nice toys. Another problem was that the informations that came from the front often sounded better than the situation really was. Maybe for propaganda, maybe not to annoy the 'Führer'.
That maybe true but when the front is a mere 2 hour march away as opposed to a 7 day train ride the year before even the most deluded should realise things are not going well and that rather than producing countless "toys" it was time to consolidate on the tried and true for no other reason than ease of manufacture and supply.
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