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Originally Posted by Del Boy I give way, with the exception of the below opinion, which may or not be correct as far as i am concerned. As a pragmatist, I am suspicious of the
'romantic myth' aspect of both the force and Rommel. As you know, Brits love a good loser, usually, and i do not deny the quality of either.
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"The German Army in WW2, tactically and operationally, for 3 years was the finest army in the world and possibly the finest army seen in the modern era." |
Well, I don't see that as a 'romantic myth', though I understand why you might use the term in this case. I base my opinion on many factors, not least the fact that the Germans were very successfully demonstrating modern 'combined arms' tactics for the very first time. With hindsight we can pick at the flaws, chastise them for taking reckless risks, point out the weaknesses of the Allied forces ranged against them and all the rest. The fact of the matter is though from 1939 to 1942 the German Army was, by some margin, the most professional and seasoned army in the world. Their results speak for themselves. The fact that the Germans were so initially successful in Russia when you consider how faulty an operation Barbarossa was, is in itself, remarkable.
The Germans have always been very good at making war and probably still are. They failed in 2 world wars for reasons other than military ones.