Early Access: Why German Logistics in WW2 sucked (Patreon)

Why were Wehrmacht Logistics so bad?

Now, one common joke about the Wehrmacht is that their logistics were bad, especially when it comes to Operation Barbarossa. And this is usually explained with the lack of trucks, hubris and other aspects. Yet, I think, that this view is might be a bit too simple and does not encompass the whole situation. So, I think we need to take a look at the bigger picture and by this, I mean let’s look at the globe and also expand the timeline. Cover colorization by vonKickass. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Groß, Gerhard P.: Mythos und Wirklichkeit. Die Geschichte des operativen Denkens im deutschen Heer von Moltke d. Ä. bis Heusinger (Zeitalter der Weltkriege, Band 9). Ferdinand Schönigh: Paderborn, 2012. (ENGLISH VERSION BELOW) Amazon.de (Affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2zeibNg Groß, Gerhard P.; Zabecki, David T. (Ed.): The Myth and Reality of German Warfare: Operational Thinking from Moltke the Elder to Heusinger (Foreign Military Studies), University Press of Kentucky, 2018. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2CSVkrG Creveld, Martin van: Supplying War. Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2004 amazon.com Link (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/2IYYg4F amazon.de Link (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/2KX7G2r Cambridge History of the First World War. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2016 (2014). Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2lBmHhY Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2gSDl7x Davie, H. G. W. Logistics of the Combined-Arms Army — Motor Transport, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 31:4, 2018, p. 474-501, DOI: 10.1080/13518046.2018.1521360 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13518046.2018.1521360 Davie, H. G. W. The Influence of Railways on Military Operations in the Russo-German War 1941–1945, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 30:2, 2017, 321-346, DOI: 10.1080/13518046.2017.1308120 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13518046.2017.1308120 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 Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Hrsg.): Deutsche Militärgeschichte 1648-1939 in sechs Bänden. Bernard & Graefe Verlag; München, 1983. Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2rSkeQX Kahn, Martin: ‘Russia Will Assuredly Be Defeated’: Anglo-American Government Assessments of Soviet War Potential before Operation Barbarossa, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 25:2 (2012), p. 220-240, DOI: 10.1080/13518046.2012.676498 Link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2012.676498 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 Ou, Si-Fu: China’s A2AD and Its Geographic Perspective Scholik, Nikolaus: Seemacht im 21. Jahrhundert – Handbuch & Lexikon Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2xD83Kk » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. » LICENSE « Cover: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-289-1091-26 / Dinstühler / CC-BY-SA 3.0 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-289-1091-26,_Russland,_Pferdegespann_im_Schlamm.jpg #Wehrmacht #Logistics #WW2