at the start of the battle, the german OKH had two options. Both where considered. They had a very limited capacity to transport vital supplies to the front. They had enough to send the ammunition and fuel for a drive on Moscow without winter equipment. Or, they could send the winter equipment, fuel and ammunition that was needed for defensive operations. They chose to send ammunition and fuel, but no winter coats. This resulted in the disaster in front of Moscow, and the loss of a lot of the elite leadership of the german army. I believe the only reasonable choice would be to realize that the campaign could not be won in 41 and plan for a 42 campaign. Instead they decided to launch a battle with the potential to lose to war.
What WWII material are you reading?
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What WWII books are you guys reading?
I have been reading a lot on U-Boat.net.
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Waterloo (200 year anniversary in June), by Bernard Cornwell. Is an easy read and right up my alley.
Apologies Worsham: I have just noticed you said WW2 material.
I still have: Hitler’s Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front (by the bed), but have not opened it for 10 days. It is not the sort of book you can read cover to cover. -
My current reading material is connected to WWII, but somewhat indirectly: Margaret MacMillan’s book The war that ended peace : how Europe abandoned peace for the First World War. A book on the events (1900-1914) leading up to the event (WWI) that led up to WWII (a couple of decades later).
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I gets reading dun at Axisandallies.org
That’s where the WWII learnings happen.
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@wittmann:
Waterloo (200 year anniversary in June), by Bernard Cornwell. Â Is an easy read and right up my alley.
Apologies Worsham: I have just noticed you said WW2 material.
I still have: Hitler’s Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front (by the bed), but have not opened it for 10 days. It is not the sort of book you can read cover to cover.Any books are fine. I like to get pointed to good reads.
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