German Tank Kills: Lying with Statistics?
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In this video we particularly look at the aspect that Fremde Heere Ost (the German military intelligence for the Eastern Front) discounted German Tank Kill claims by 50 % / divided them by two. This is not necessarily incorrect, yet the reason for this discount is often not mentioned or unknown. Additionally, one has to keep in mind when this statement was made and that the explanation given might not be correct either. Furthermore, various other problems with statistics, kill claims, keeping records etc. are also short discussed. In short, context matters and usually there are several aspects to consider.
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