Were the Germans really that good?

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I would like to add my 2 cents

1. The BT7 was a fine tank for it's time The Russians took the Christy design and made a fast and hard hitting vehicle. By 1941 it was obsolete but still could cause damage.
2. Although the mad Austrian did make decisions that where tragic, alot of times it was the General Staff and the personalities within it that caused alot of the early German failures in the east. Kursk is the no brainer for an example. Hitler signed off on the operation but it was the brain child of the great general staff. Even Hitler new it was a waste of men and material and it's stated in many different history books.
3.Poor planning and execution is what turned Arnhem and the Hurtgen battles into German defensive victories.
4.Rommel did know what it was like to be dogged by stronger airpower but that doesn't mean he was the best General of all time. He just took his experiance of defensive warfare to a higher level with the Atlantic Wall. With the Naval and Airpower backing the D-Day landings it's doubtful the Germans would of been able to wipe out the beachheads. Anzio and Salerno where close calls but they couldn't even manage to eliminate them.
5.The Canadians through out the war held their own or better for sure. The Brits or Americans didn't go into Deippe ( Pardon the spelling ) It was the Canadians. One of the best movies made was the Devils Brigade :)

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