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Ragnar · 06-22-2001, 02:53 AM

Hitler did many tactical mistakes during the WWII.
He was indecisive, and didn’t listening to his generals.

His biggest failure was when he established a second front with declaring Russia war.
The German army wasn’t prepared for the Russian winter, and the supply lines didn’t work.

However, he could have won the battles on the eastern front and possible the whole war.

The main reason he didn’t, was the allied bombing of Germany. The intention with the bombing was to destroy the German war industry. There was a side effect of these bomb raids, and I ‘m not sure that the allied forces were aware of that before after the war.

Hitler was forced to keep a major part of his army back in Germany in order to maintain the air defense. These raids were very unpredictable, and to keep a strong defense all over Germany you need “tons” of soldiers.

If Hitler had been able to use those soldiers on the eastern front, then I’m afraid the outcome of the war would have been something else.

Source: Albert Speer. “ A prisoners diary”.

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Ragnar is Offline Senior Member Posts: 157 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Aalgaard / Norway	06-22-2001, 02:53 AM Hitler did many tactical mistakes during the WWII. He was indecisive, and didn’t listening to his generals. His biggest failure was when he established a second front with declaring Russia war. The German army wasn’t prepared for the Russian winter, and the supply lines didn’t work. However, he could have won the battles on the eastern front and possible the whole war. The main reason he didn’t, was the allied bombing of Germany. The intention with the bombing was to destroy the German war industry. There was a side effect of these bomb raids, and I ‘m not sure that the allied forces were aware of that before after the war. Hitler was forced to keep a major part of his army back in Germany in order to maintain the air defense. These raids were very unpredictable, and to keep a strong defense all over Germany you need “tons” of soldiers. If Hitler had been able to use those soldiers on the eastern front, then I’m afraid the outcome of the war would have been something else. Source: Albert Speer. “ A prisoners diary”.