Comments by "Keit Hammleter" (@keithammleter3824) on "Why Soviet Logistics weren’t as nightmarish as German Logistics in WW2" video.

  1. Some important reasons why the Soviets won against the Germans, which have little or nothing to do with logistics:- # Hitler was a meddler - issuing stupid orders and counter orders instead of leaving the Eastern Front to experienced generals that knew what they were doing. WW2 was the first major war where electronics/radio/telecommunications enabled leaders to keep in close immediate touch with what was happening in the field. Roosevelt was smart enough to not get mixed up at levels he was not qualified for, and stay at high level politics. Churchill was more involved but also much more militarily qualified than Hitler, Roosevelt, or Stalin. Hitler fell for the temptation presented by excellent real time communications and got mixed up in things he should have left to the professionals. Hitler wasn't dumb (before the Parkinson's set in anyway) but he was after all just a corporal as far as leadership experience goes. # Hitler directed - he wasn't good at delegating or consulting. By contrast, Stalin was actually pretty good at delegating and consulting/taking advice from those well qualified. # Hitler had advanced Parkinson's disease, for which there was no effective treatment at the time. Stalin was mentally fit. Hitler's doctor filled Hitler up with drugs and potions that at best did no good, and mostly made Hitler even less mentally fit. The well known example of this is when he ordered Steiner to attack - when Steiner had no forces or equipment to attack with. # The Soviets were first defending their territory and then retaliating. This makes for superior morale. # The Soviets employed behind the line troops to fire upon any of their own troops that deserted, or retreated without authorisation. The Germans tried this eventually, but only to a limited degree. It's a very nasty thing to do, but effective at making troops try their hardest against an enemy. Many times Hitler ordered, for strategic reasons, some outfit to fight to the last and not retreat - and it just didn't work out that way. (Same with Churchill, incidentally). # The Soviets would have won eventually in any case, just by sheer weight of numbers and plenty of territory to prepare in. # Goering was a complete waste of space - completely undependable. A well known saying is "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Well, with Goering, it was more like "When the going gets tough, Goering just goes."
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