Hitler was also mindful, to a certain degree, of the economic aspects of military strategy. In 1942 he initiated a 2nd prong (besides Stalingrad) into his offensive into southern Russia to move into the eastern Ukraine, southern Russia, and the Caucasus oil fields. He valued the foodstuffs from Ukraine (knowing that the British blockade …
Hitler was also mindful, to a certain degree, of the economic aspects of military strategy. In 1942 he initiated a 2nd prong (besides Stalingrad) into his offensive into southern Russia to move into the eastern Ukraine, southern Russia, and the Caucasus oil fields. He valued the foodstuffs from Ukraine (knowing that the British blockade in WW I almost starved Imperial Germany) and the oil from the Caucasus (and Romania as well), and was quoted as saying “my generals don’t understand the economics of this war,” or something like that.
With regard to logistics trumping strategy, as Eric Edelman frequently says, I’m reminded that Japanese naval officers in WW II did not like doing convoy escort duty thinking it was beneath them, preferring to engage in less defensive and more aggressive warfare. Consequently, many supplies heading for Japan were sunk by U.S. submarines.
Hitler was also mindful, to a certain degree, of the economic aspects of military strategy. In 1942 he initiated a 2nd prong (besides Stalingrad) into his offensive into southern Russia to move into the eastern Ukraine, southern Russia, and the Caucasus oil fields. He valued the foodstuffs from Ukraine (knowing that the British blockade in WW I almost starved Imperial Germany) and the oil from the Caucasus (and Romania as well), and was quoted as saying “my generals don’t understand the economics of this war,” or something like that.
With regard to logistics trumping strategy, as Eric Edelman frequently says, I’m reminded that Japanese naval officers in WW II did not like doing convoy escort duty thinking it was beneath them, preferring to engage in less defensive and more aggressive warfare. Consequently, many supplies heading for Japan were sunk by U.S. submarines.