Originally Posted by jlomon

As you said, it was largely about attrition/depleted resources. I can't remember where I read it, but there was an observation from a German officer durning the war about the point where he realized Germany had no hope of winning. His unit had intercepted some mail from the US for the troops on the ground, and there was a tin with a home-made chocolate cake that a wife had sent to her husband. He realized that if the US had the resources to transport a chocolate cake to the front line of the war, there was no way Germany could compete.

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

That was said by the German commander of a large Panzer force in an older movie called, the Battle of the Bulge, or something along those lines. He said it as his staff officer was getting pissed at him because he wanted the war to go one longer.