Chapter 5: 1941–1942

Overview

Contrary to what many people believe, Hitler was a terrible strategist, his experience on the battlefield was limited to the months he fought in the First World War where he obtained the rank of corporal, greedy and self-conscious, he hid his lack of ability by belittling career soldiers who, in some cases, secretly harshly criticized his way of directing the war, considering it lacking military logic, impulsive and that of an amateur.