Best German WW2 General? Definitive Answer.

I regularly get asked who I consider the best German General of World War 2 or similar question, well, it is time to settle this question once and for all. But be aware you might not like the answer, but it is time for some serious reality-check, after all education is one of the key aspects of my channel. Ideally, this video should settle all those “Best WW2 General”-questions once and for all – I know it won’t but hey one can dream right.

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Stumpf, Reinhard: Die Wehrmacht-Elite. Rang- und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933-1945. Harald Boldt Verlag: Boppard am Rhein, Germany, 1982.

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