After readying a 30 page report from a military historian of Operation Barbarossa I have come to about 3 main conclusion for their loss and also a few minor ones. The first major one being hitler himself and his not 1 inch back policy. The second major one being hitler changing the invasion plan by heading south to take the caucasus oilfields. This inturn spread the lines to thin plus with the spring rains turning the roads into mud didn't help at all with getting supplies to the front. Also the fact that during the winter of 1941 they had no winter cloth's at all. When they finally did get winter cloth's it was only because the cloth's had been donated by the german civilians themselves. The third major factor being the American and British bombings of the german industry. By mid to late 1944 the allied bombings alone had destroyed over 90% of the german synthetic fuel production. You can't operate your army,airforce, and navy without fuel. Also another last detail would have to be the fact that because of hitler not allowing his troops a mobile defense they were forced into mass vs. mass battles. Which obiously the germans couldnt win when your outnumbered by almost 2million men in total on just 1 front alone. "That last bit also depends on the year though." Another reason the germans could have lost could be the simple fact of they just had to much land to cover. They could only compensate about 40-50% of their army on the eastern front. While russia could put over 90% of its army on the russian front.

After reading this anyone can come to the conclusion that its just not 1 simple reason,event or fact for why germany lost. It was the culmination of a series of events and facts. I hope you enjoyed this fun filled knowledge process. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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