I don't know if its possible to compare a lot of these people.
If we're talking about a Versus style situation where you make the strategists face off with equal forces and neutral terrain then who knows who the best guy would be.
But in terms of prestige I'd say Sun Tzu. His name is to military strategy what Mozart's is to Classical Music and what Henry Ford's is to automobiles.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
If we're talking about a Versus style situation where you make the strategists face off with equal forces and neutral terrain then who knows who the best guy would be.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
But in terms of prestige I'd say Sun Tzu. His name is to military strategy what Mozart's is to Classical Music and what Henry Ford's is to automobiles.
Originally posted by Koenig
The Soviets stopped the German summer offencive at Kursk 1943 then after defending there lines they went over to the offencive. There are so many reasons why Germany lost against the Soviet Union one main reason was poor logistics.
A truly great army doomed by bad decisions.
One of the biggest reasons was the division of Von Paulus' Sixth Army. One group headed to Moscow, one headed for Kiev. The Russians caught both units with the "pincer maneuver" and totally surrounded them forcing Paulus' surrender.
Also, Japan's decision to attack the U.S. was a missed opportunity for a rear-guard action against Russians in Siberia. If a successful drive on Russia pushed them forward, they'd have been shoved straight into German Sixth Army and it's supporting units.
Also, Hitler's refusal to send winter gear, extra food and supplies, and the refusal of Mannstein's suggestion to dig in for counterattack had it's backlashes upon German forces.
Also, had the Sturmgewehr 44 come out earlier like it was planned, it would have given a greater advantage to Germany, as it's performance on the Eastern Front was nothing short of legendary. However, a majority of the German army were still using MP40's and Karabiner 98 single bolt-action rifles while Soviet units were using full auto weapons like the PPSh-41. As war evolved, Germany's weapons needed do the same.