Yes, but if you think about the latter part of the war, the Germans were on the retreat very often and its easier to be shot in the back then in the chest if you're not expecting it. The German Army practically fell apart under the Russian Offensive, plus they were ill equipped for the Winter which also claimed more Germans then Russians. Still, 2 Million Men is a HUGE difference. And Russia had millions of more men they could throw at the Germans so they werent pushed to their limits like the Germans were (you dont see the Russians having to resort to old men and youn boys to fight like you see the Germans doing).

North Africa was a Side-Show as far as Hitler was concerned - he really didnt care about it, as Russia was a far larger problem. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but i think Rommel was a Genius. You have to look at what he did with what he did - smaller force, outdated weapons, practically useless Italians, very little air support, very little supplies for what he needed, fighting against a larger force (the Allies had twice the amount of tanks that Rommel had, but he leveled them down to about the same size). Using 88's disguised as sand-dunes and actually making it work is pretty impressive, so is making the enemy believe that a VW is a Tank. He had an uncanny ability to recognise a weakness and exploit it. A few times, if the Brits had reacted differently, he would have been pretty F'ed. And then when he was being pressed on two sides retreating into Tunisia, he managed to launch a devastating attack against the US who, where he broke through, had ideal ground to defend.
I do not remember the name of the ridge, but there were entrenched Allied troops there and the Germans managed to sneak behind them using a captured allied tank and capture 30+ men in the middle of the night. Thats pretty witty if you ask me. Again, he didnt have the manpower or supplies to press his attack like he would have wanted to, but it sure gave a wakeup call to the Americans.

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