RE: Were the Germans really that good?
I would agree with Steel God, excepting perhaps that Allied artillery doctrine came to be superior probably no later than 1942 to German doctrine in its flexibility of response and ability to put together quick massed fires. Allied fighter-bomber/ground co-operation came to be superior also imo. Naval doctrine was superior. Air power doctrine & performance soon shaped up.
The better German tactical performance on the ground owes a lot of doctrine in turn, sure, but that's kind of the point. It says volumes that the other nations took many years to even come close in matching it, not that I'm sure they ever quite did so.
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