Why the German Army failed in the West 43-44
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The German Army had serious problems with conducting counter-attacks against the Western Allied Forces in 1943-44 this was different to the Situation on Eastern Front against the Red Army. As such the question is, why was this the case and this is not about logistics. Disclaimer: I received a pre-release ebook of Prof. Neitzel’s Book “ Deutsche Krieger. Vom Kaiserreich zur Berliner Republik – eine Militärgeschichte ”. Cover: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destroyed_german_self-propelled_gun_carriage.jpg Colorization: vonKickass Other modifications: MHV »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Neitzel, Sönke: Deutsche Krieger. Vom Kaiserreich zur Berliner Republik – eine Militärgeschichte. Propyläen: Berlin, Germany, 2020. OKH: Zusammendruck der Ausbildungshinweise Nr. 10-23. Nr. 2000 / 44 geh. H.Qu. OKH, 5. Mai 1944. BArch, RW 38/183: Oberbefehlshaber West: Erfahrungen und Folgerungen aus den Landungskämpfen von Salerno. 25.12.1943 Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.: Armageddon in Stalingrad. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 2: September-November 1942. University Press of Kansas: United States, 2009. Dick, C. J.: From Victory to Stalemate. The Western Front, Summer 1944. Decisive and Indecisive Military Operations, Volume 1. University Press of Kansas: Kansas, US, 2016. Dick, C. J.: From Defeat to Victory. The Eastern Front, Summer 1944. Decisive and Indecisive Military Operations, Volume 2. University Press of Kansas: Kansas, US, 2016. Citino, Robert M.: The Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943. University Press Kansas, USA, 2012. Töppel, Roman: Kursk 1943. The Greatest Battle of the Second World War. Helion: Warwick, UK: 2018. Citino, Robert M.: The Wehrmacht’s Last Stand. The German Campaigns of 1944-1945. University Press of Kansas: USA, 2017. Creveld, Martin van: Fighting Power. German and U.S. Army Performance, 1939-1945. Greenwood Press: Westport, Connecticut, USA, 1982. #WehrmachtFail,#WhyWehrmachtFail,#GermanArmyFail
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