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Why was the Wehrmacht so Combat Effective?

Why was the Wehrmacht so effective? Many contemporaries considered the Wehrmacht to be a very effective fighting force. Similarly, many historians consider it combat effective as well. What are the reasons for this perception and assessment? Was it training? Technology? Doctrine? Strategy? Operational Warfare? Prussian tradition? And also did this combat effectiveness at a price? »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History NOT Visualized is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware. » SOURCES « Citino, Robert M.: The German Way of War. From the Thirty Years’ War to the Third Reich. University Press of Kansas: USA, 2005. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2vsQKve Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2vozlWa Corum, James S.: The Luftwaffe's Army Support Doctrine, 1918-1941. In: The Journal of Military History, Vol. 59, No. 1 (Jan., 1995), p. 53-76 Murray, Williamson: The Luftwaffe Experience, 1939-1941. In: Cooling, Benjamin Franklin (ed.): Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support. Office of Air Force History: Washington DC, United States (1990), p. 71-113 Müller, Rolf-Dieter (Hrsg.); Volkmann, Hans-Erich (Hrsg.): Die Wehrmacht – Mythos und Realität. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2HopIsI Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2HlSU3t Showalter, Dennis: Frederick the Great. A Military History. Frontline Books: London, 2016. amazon.com link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2rTIDpz amazon.de link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2IVyqmg Fröhlich, Paul: Der unterirdische Kampf. Das Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt 1924-1943. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, Germany (2018) amazon.de link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2N41Hd7 Citino, Robert M.: The Wehrmacht’s Last Stand. The German Campaigns of 1944-1945. University Press of Kansas: USA, 2017. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2PxOQS2 Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2P18ogy Poeppel, Hans (Hrsg.); W.-K. Prinz von Preußen(Hrsg.); von Hase, K.G. (Hrsg.): Die Soldaten der Wehrmacht. Herbig: München, Germany (1998) amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2LbXi6j Searle, Alaric (Ed.): Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945. Helion & Company Limited: Solihull, UK (2015) Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2OUyjqd Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2PrYkhK Clark, Christopher: The Iron Kingdom. The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947. Penguin Books: London, 2007 (2006). amazon.com link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2LdZuLJ amazon.de link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2ItDoXP Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Hrsg.): Friedrich der Große und das Militärwesen seiner Zeit. Vorträge zur Militärgeschichte – Band 8. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Herford – Bonn, 1987. amazon.de link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2k7ZK2s » DISCLAIMER « Amazon Associates Program: “Bernhard Kast is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.” Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone