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Heartlander · 80-89, M
No. His authority would have been exceeded by Adolph Hitler's incompetence.
ElGuapo · 41-45, M
@Heartlander Let's assume he Hitler had been deposed at the end of 1941
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@ElGuapo By 1941 there may have been too many fronts to alter the inevitable. But with political back-tracking they may have settled on the west and taken Stalin down for the count. A lot of Russian enemies in Eastern Europe were happy to join in on Hitler's side.
ElGuapo · 41-45, M
I guess the point of this counter-factual question is could a capable general who had the same resources have fared any better, bearing in mind that it was Halder who ignored Hitler's plan to seize the Caucusses