The German Army had serious problems with conducting counterattacks against the Western Allied Forces in 194344 this was different to the Situation on Eastern Front against the Red Army. As such the question is, why was this the case and this is not about logistics.

Disclaimer: I received a prerelease ebook of Prof. Neitzel’s Book “ Deutsche Krieger. Vom Kaiserreich zur Berliner Republik – eine Militärgeschichte ”.

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