Now you do realize what Germany was up against in Russia?
1.) The largest army in the world.
2.) Two or three times as many tanks on the Russian side.
3.) The largest air force in the world.
"What German commanders succeeded in doing was astounding. With vastly inferior numbers, they very nearly destroyed a force vastly larger than their own. Initially, they did destoy most everything they encountered." end quote.
HOWEVER, we have to remember that their early progress in Russia was against a high count, but complete disorganisation. They failed to take Leningrad, wherever they passed, the SD motivated local populations to fight harder. The Russians drew them into the same old mud -pit. And by the time the signifant battle was on, the Russian forces were no longer superior in numbers. But still the German forces failed to take Moscow.
Failure on top of failure. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
Bad strategy, and the only point I am making is 'No Miracles'.
The capitulation of France is a different matter, and the successful withdrawal of troops from that country to fight again was much more of a miracle. Lke the Russians, a strategic withdrawal is a powerful weapon, ask Mao.
I belive it was Hitler who declined to take his war to England, not vice-versa. And, as you have pointed out, winning one confrontation does not win a war. We came back for more- they didn't show here.
Perhaps you CAN remember this, militarily, again the great German fighting machine lost, they lost on every front. They lost right back into Berlin, depite their thousands of unmanned rockets hurled at London. Lost.
That's what I call great military strategy.
Air, land and sea, no result. i knew many of these miraculous performers. Good soldiers, pumped up and motivated. It ended there, did it not. I can't quite remember the terms.
Seriously though - Very good fighting force, I admit. I had not advocated Rommel, but I bow to your superior knowledge anyway.