HITLER AT WAR

To what extent did the Führer’s military leadership style affect the outcome of World War II? We get expert Dr Geoffrey Megargee’s verdict on Adolf Hitler’s tactical prowess

Since the fall of the Third Reich in 1945, our verdict on Hitler’s leadership has mostly come from the pens and mouths of his generals. Many of these men had grown to resent their former leader, and with the fall of Germany they seized the opportunity to criticise and embarrass the Führer at every opportunity. But beneath the façade of slander and betrayal, was Hitler’s military leadership style truly so unpopular – and to what extent did his decisions determine the outcome of World War II? “So much of what we thought we knew about Hitler for many years came from his generals, and they have a lot of reasons to either consciously or unconsciously falsify what happened,” says Dr Geoffrey Megargee. “They more or less accused him of starting…

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