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Originally Posted by Sloniksp
As Hitler was fully responsible with starting the war, this argument sounds like it would apply more towards Napoleon who not only was France's leader but who also commanded the troops in the field himself using nothing short of brilliant tactics. Hitler did NOT command his troops, he only told his generals what he wanted and his generals would come up with logistics of getting this done. Even this wasnt always the case.
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I agree. Hitler was not one for details. He did not want to deal with day to day reports not having to do with the war itself. It is amazing how anything got done on Germany's homefront. You can bet that the Gauleiters and Reich ministers did a little profiteering somewhere along the line. Even at the front, had Hitler actually try to command at the squad/company level, he would have known how depleted his armies were. Would he be considered an armchair general??