I found some more relevant information in William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. He describes the two pillars of German society...
German engineering has always been considered excellent, so the lower rate of duds does not surprise me. But like most of the German equipment it...
French called it the doorknocker. :)
Not sure about the knife, but it does appear to be arabic. Most likely his grandfather served in the North African theatre 1941-43.
The Mulus looks an awful lot like the Universal Carrier. [IMG] Am I wrong or is this a Panhard with German markings? I wasn't aware they used...
In the later war yes Hitler replaced most of the competent officers with those who would be more malleable. Notable example is 1943 on the eastern...
Hitler often complained that his generals had no sense of economic necessity, especially when he diverted resources in the Ukraine in '41 and then...
Yes, well put. The Soviets learned their lesson in '42 in that they would attempt to retreat from the German pincers to trade space for...
German equipment, especially Panzers, were never designed for city fighting. I don't think its a question of how many - they could have eventually...
I think the answer you are looking for is that Hitler and his parties views of the world caused WWII. They were the driving force behind the...
The problem with many German early model panzers such as the Tiger II or the early Panthers was that more of them were lost or put out of action...
One of the interesting points about the German Abwehr (military intelligence department) was that it became a haven for disillusioned officers who...
The Soviet cossack cavalry is probably one of the best examples of successful cavalry attacks during the war. In the summer of 41 they operated...
I read something very recently from Alan Clarke's book on Barbarossa that applies directly to this topic. Paraphrasing, the 17th Army under...
For the majority of the Generals I would say the failure of Zitadelle at Kursk was the final straw. The Wehrmacht never regained the initiative...
