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Originally Posted by Doppleganger ( please see bottom of post.)
Yes, I have in fact stood down from this one as not having enough detailed knowledge, and i do the same again, accepting your take.
My point was only that the strategy was a weakness, and that 'miraculous' was over the top.
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." |
I'll leave well enough alone as you've said you're not arguing the point anymore. Just wanted to mention:
The fact that the German Army got anywhere near Moscow in February of the worst winter in over 100 years ... is miraculous.
The Battles of Kiev,
Battle of Białystok-Minsk, Battle of Raseiniai and Battle of Brody were nothing short of Brilliant.
The Soviet's Operation Mars was so thoroughly thwarted that Field Marshall Zhukov's central role it in was written out of the history books, the Soviets were so thoroughly embarrassed.
There are far too many instances where German forces did the seemingly impossible on the Eastern Front.