MontyB
All-Blacks Supporter
I throw in another question and see if we can get a discussion going here. It has little to do with Kursk, but I use this thread.
The Germans developed a new military doctrine prior the outbreak of the war. It worked rather well for them when they conquered most of Europe. Was it Hitler's fault when the doctrine didn't work well when the Germans were defensive?
Are you sure it didn't work well?
I accept that the "Stand fast" approach he pushed probably hastened their demise (with the exception of Stalingrad where it was the only option) but the German Army on defence was very effective.
They were excellent at throwing tother scratch formations to blunt attacks and shore up defences and their ability to move formations from one front to another under the conditions they did it was outstanding.
In the end, it was numbers that defeated them not quality.