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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Apr 18

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Michael Beschloss

    The main fighting in the European war was on the Eastern front.https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1516043086874484743 …

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    Michael BeschlossVerified account @BeschlossDC
    Some military historians believe that one reason Hitler’s army fell apart in 1944-1945 Europe was that, unlike the Allied officers and soldiers trained in democracies, the troops schooled under the Nazis could not, when necessary, think for themselves on the battlefield.
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      2. PeabodyNobis‏ @PeabodyNobis Apr 18
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        And from I've heard, they were strung out on amphetamines, so they probably weren't thinking at all.

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      3. Local Humorless Decriminalization Advocate‏ @DecrimAdvocate Apr 18
        Replying to @PeabodyNobis @HeerJeet

        Read "Blitzed" about the Wehrmacht and amphetamines. Makes the case that the Germans seemed everywhere at once during the invasion of France because the drug let them stay alert for 36- and 48-hour days without sleep. Total force multiplier. (US bomber pilots also used them.)

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      2. nothings monstered‏ @nothingsmonstrd Apr 18
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        As I understand it (my knowledge is shallow here), the German army encouraged low level officers to show initiative, which is a reason they were a lamentably effective force.

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      3. Nathan Lamb‏ @nathanl75 Apr 18
        Replying to @nothingsmonstrd @HeerJeet

        Ive read the same thing. German leaders were expected to be problem solvers, to assess the circumstances and determine the best course of action (at least until Hitler appointed himself CinC). Their main edge most of the war was tactics and training.

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      1.  🟩 FRITOLAYSIA‏ @mia_antifa Apr 18
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        I miss the days when Beschloss would only post old photos.

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      2. bowtoyoursensei‏ @bubbleIPL Apr 18
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        one big reason Hitler's army fell apart in 1944 was because of the massive Soviet offensive launched to coincide with DDay but idea German leadership couldn't think for themselves is nonsense...their defensive strategy, particularly in the east, was phenomenal

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      1. Allen Jon Kinnaman‏ @JonKinnaman Apr 18
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        True only to the extent GER's nco and jr grade officer crops had been ground down by years of fighting. All armies in the field in Europe by 1944 were conscript armies (Ambrose's Band of Brothers was an exception).

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      2. Chris Golding‏ @_Chris_Golding_ Apr 18
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        To put it politely, what Beschloss is saying there is pure nonsense. "Main" fighting is a bit nonsensical, too. More costly? Definitely. But 8th AF had something to do with victory in the East.

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