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Military blunders that Germany made in World War II 9 Articles

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    by Mark Hopkins

    Every country is apt to make blunders in War, as recent events have so sadly reminded us, but it is important to distinguish between genuine 'blunders' and 'missed opportunities', which are only apparent with hindsight. ...read more

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    by Steven Groetken

    The Folly of Dunkirk: Could the Germans' have won the Second World War? There were many points in the entirety of the conflict that would have shifted the turnout of various battles in favor of the Werm...read more

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    by Marcus Brooks

    Regardless of his bestial nature, Adolf Hitler was a military genius. His "blitzkrieg" style of war coordinated precise, air bombardment, fast-moving panzer(tank)attacks and quick-footed infantry. Countries' armies wilte...read more

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    by Yi Chieh Lan

    We all have to agree that Germany was actually quite successful in the initial stages of World War Two. Conquering every country in central Europe and all that is left was Britain and Russia, back then, Union of Soviet Soc...read more

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    by ConcordBP

    Military blunders that Germany made in World War II. Is such a huge subject that it can easily be confused with blunders that; the Germans hypothetically could have made; or decisions and actions they did not make but in h...read more

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    by Barry Vale

    The Abwehr (shortened from Abwehrabteilung)as the intelligence section of the German High Command had vital roles to play within the war effort, and inadvertently contributed to German military blunders. The value of effec...read more

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    by Brian Meskanen

    The history of World War 2 is one of the most heavily documented and discussed topics of the 20th Century, and the whys and wherefores of Germany's fall from military superpower to defeated apologist state have been argued...read more

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    by Chris Palmer

    Adolf Hitler and the German Army had many successful campaigns during World War II, including the domination of North Africa and France. It can be difficult to say that a country made military blunders when its realm stret...read more

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    by Robert Grason

    Almost from the end of World War 2, historians have pointed out two major military blunders that German carried out that ultimately led to her defete in 1945. First, in 1940, Germany did not follow through their routing o...read more

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