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Originally Posted by Epsillon
Well after reading "Analysis of deep attack operations Operation Bagration, Belorussian, 22 June-29 August 1944"
It can be argued that the German incompetence caused the decisive soviet victory.
The Germans made quick and wrong decisions to transfer troops around and could have easily spotted the soviet Maskirovka plan if they payed more attention.
They had no workable defensive strategies.
Their reserve system was a failure.
Hitler's order to hold positions caused the destruction of many forces like the LIII Corps.
OKH greatly under estimated soviet numbers.
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This always seems to be the scapegoat for the loosing Germans.....
The "quick and wrong" decisions were made based on what the Germans saw, or in this case believed they saw thanks to Soviet diception. Surely if you were facing 3 Soviet tank army's then saw new field kitchens being brought up which were capable of feeding hundreds of thousand of new troops, followed by what seemed like constant movement of large amounts of vehicles and equipment in addition to being constantly harassed by Soviet artillery in order to soften you up, you too would think that this is where the main attack would take place
I believe that a statement which sounded more on the lines of " The Soviet Deception which caused the Germans to make quick and wrongful desicions " may seem more accurate.