Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

The Germans were extremely good at what they did. The Russians always outnumberd them, but they were able to operate and attack efficiently as long as they were only outnumbered about 5:1, and had good air support. Although far more unfavorable numbers were commen. As Mellenthin said he is doubtful that any other Western army could do much better against mass attacks.

2. Never fight with a fixed defense, always keep it mobil. Hitler loved fixed lines but they were useless. Mellenthin prefered to use screens and mine fields as the front line, with the main forces out of artillery range further back, and the armour reserve concentrated even further back to fix problems. They used their artillery to break up Russian concentration points. He said many times in the book to keep your armour and artillery close so they can concentrate on one point. Using armour to hold positions is a waste.