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Originally Posted by 4th wilts  because a what do you think of guderian question was asked.i was trying to point out that logistics imo was not guderians greatest asset in russia,nor rommels in africa.montgomery however,in a huge area,like russia was a huge area as well,did understand logistics.lee. |
In response to this, I think that
one of the reasons why the Germans were eventually defeated on the Esatern Front was due to the sheer scale of operation, so I get what you mean, 4th wilts. I have read that the size of the Steppe, and the seeming never-ending landscape was enough to drive soldiers mad. I guess at the same time, it was probably enough to scramble even the best military brains, who weren't used to planning wholescale attack or defense on such a vast scale. One of the most effective weapons of the Motherland
was the Motherland!