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Originally Posted by Marienburg
I think one of the greatest problems people have in understanding Hitler and his military decisions is forgetting that he was also the supreme political leader of Germany. Never forget the political ramifications of military actions if you want to understand why he did what he did.
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Yes, but that was often quite fatal for German Army to think that way.
For instance Kursk, Sebastopol 1944, Hungary 1945, Declaration of war to the US 1941, Stalingrad, every lost soldier in surrounded defence positions 1943-45, Keeping the troops in Norway until the end, keeping the troops on Greek islands until they were lost, Bombing England 1944, V-weapons...