Comments by "David Himmelsbach" (@davidhimmelsbach557) on "The destruction of Army Group Centre | Operation Bagration" video.

  1. The West -- Britain, Canada, America absorbed 75% of Adolf's war machine. Air Forces, Navies are hugely expensive... and critical. The land forces are practically after thoughts. This is seen in the last eighty-years. ALL powers throw their money at planes and ships. You can take a kid off the farm and make him an instant soldier. That does not work for sailors, air men. The enemy, during that war, only EVER advanced after the air battle was won.
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  2. You've got the WRONG Marshall. But, no matter.
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  3. Jayson, that's not so. It was obvious from the power of the attack that Stalin wanted something BIG. It's just that he couldn't do anything about it. He'd wasted all of his VERY limited gasoline fighting MONTY in the West. It's hard for moderns to realize how little gasoline Adolf had to work with -- because our historians omit it. The USA was pumping 3,000,000 bbl per day when Adolf could rely upon 40,000 bbl per day...yes, all sources. Then throw in the British and Soviets. Do the math.
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  4. Your video is quite off base. The British Army, in Normandy, utterly destroyed the DISPOSITIONS that the Germans intended for the East. An entire SS Panzer Corps was shifted against the British & Canadians, as were a host of subsidiary elements. [ It, and others, were supposed to be the strategic reserve for the East. Monty was just too much.] Adolf had JagPanthers, King Tigers, etc. all designed for Stalin -- but sent against Monty. Yes, he robbed Peter to pay Paul. The very best units kept being sent against Monty. This includes his generals --and his GASOLINE. The primary reason that AGC collapsed was because it ran out of gas... literally. (This still escapes modern writers.) This meant that mobile units, especially panzer divisions, could NOT retreat in an orderly fashion. All this time, the West has credited the Red Army for the achievements of Monty... who really DID destroy the panzer force. Yes, that's what happened with Goodwood. Even British accounts fail to comprehend the fiasco that ensued in the East as a direct result of fighting off Monty, in the West. The British, the Canadians, the Americans had sucked off virtually the ENTIRE elite of the German armies. What was left: 3SS, 5SS, Gross Deutchland -- and run-down army divisions. Typical panzer divisions had less than a company of tanks. Some were down to only eight-tanks, Mark IVs no less. It's also false that the Krauts were defeated by Stalin. Hitler defeated his own army. You could write a book on his 'style.' Yes, he facts are utterly astonishing. But, remember, Adolf was high on DRUGS at the time. ( Meth )
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