Comments by "ToughAncientSpark" (@freetolook3727) on "Your Perception of the WW2 Eastern Front is Wrong" video.

  1. The German high command was hampered by decisions that Adolf Hitler made. Hitler was his own worst enemy. He thought of himself as a great strategist. Hitler distrusted the high command because they were of Prussian stock and he blamed them for losing WWI. So, Hitler would countermand many orders given by his generals usually involving the capture of large units of men because Hitler would not allow them to fall back to a better defensive postion. Had Hitler's generals been given free reign over the operational and tactical decisions, the war might have taken a different turn.
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  2. @TIK You are correct sir. Both were equally lacking in strategic foresight. However the German command excelled in tactical maneuvering. This made possible the idiom, win the battle lose the war.
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