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> maybe because

They simply believed they couldn't win a 2 Front war, they misunderstood their own strength.

But this cost them because it made sure that Britain would be fully on the side of France.

> The Germans are tactically brilliant, operationally lacking and strategically bankcrupt

It always depends on the leadership. But yes in WW1/WW2 it was mostly true.

Operationally lacking is sometimes true, they also pulled of some of the best operations ever.




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