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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
I have a feeling Stalin would not have accepted a negotiated end to the war. It would have made him look weak in the eyes of the populous and the military.
Also when Hitler relinquished military planing back to the army general staff look what happened. The Germans attacked at Kursk.
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Not really, Hitler let the OKH plan Operation Citadel, but it was he who concluded it was best to attack there in the first place; Manstein proposed letting the Red Army attack south of the salient at the Kharkov sector and then enveloping and destroying them in a 'backhand blow'. Also, while he did not mess up the operational details of the plan like he did the previous year, he is responsible for delaying the attack for 2 months in order for the new armoured vehicles to be used in large numbers, which allowed the Red Army much time to prepare.