an interesting but foolish move for Hitler to re-assign some of his best tanks units from the eastern front where they were needed most and put them in Italy where the geography of that country limits their use.
chapter 11 in A War to be Won calls 1942 the year of german decision. It was also in that year that the wehrmacht began to see defeat regularly with two fronts in russia and the mediterranean. would it be fair to say that by 1943 germany knew they were fighting a loosing effort?
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Sometimes I wonder, too, if Hitler ever felt that he was fighting a losing battle against the Allies. I think it is fair to say that his commanders and Germany as a whole knew that they were fighting a losing effort. I am not entirely sure that Hitler was able to think beyond anything but big victories in all battles no matter the cost.
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