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Originally Posted by Doppleganger Like who for example? Who are these slew of people in the background that got no recognition for developing the panzerwaffe? |
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Of course this doesn't take into account what the Germans saw in other countries, i.e. France, England, and the Soviet Union.
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Originally Posted by Doppleganger In what way were they lacking? The tactics the Wehrmacht used were mainly why they were so successful in the first 3 years of WW2. What numerical advantages did the Wehrmacht have against the BEF and French Armies in 1940 for example? |
Why is it that you can only present one case where the Wehrmacht was outnumbered? How many countries did Germany invade and conquer? Why use only one example when they weren't numerically superior and ignore all others? The French Campaign, as I have pointed out, owed more to French ineptitude than to anything the Germans did 'right.' France wasn't even conquered, they surrendered.
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Originally Posted by Doppleganger Luck, I'm not a great believer in 'luck'. In war, as in most things, you make your own luck. |
German ability to make their own luck ran out in 1941 then.
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Originally Posted by Doppleganger "Simply brought to a close faster", is what you said. You hit the nail on the head, though I suspect you didn't mean to. Don't think you think that Guderian and Rommel running riot in the rearguard of the French is the reason why they were so successful? If the German flanks were so vulnerable (and they were), why is it that the French never exploited this opportunity? Tip: it wasn't through lack of will. |
I'm not here to take a test, I can easily look up the answer in "Blitzkrieg Legend" but I have better things to do with my time.