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The effect in some parts of the German military was quite dramatic for
example large numbers of German transport planes were diverted and lost
over North Africa at a time when they were badly needed in Russia.

That is a good point, but hardly subtle.

It was an example nothing else.


The Germans and everybody
else always had too few of these.

Your point being. The loss of these planes really hurt.


Apparently Hitler originally wanted to defend only a small part of
Africa, that is what he should have done.

What you say above is in contradiction to this. He should have left
Africa completely. But hey, that's not what an alliance is about. If
you want to keep it, that is.


Alliance is why Hitler originally only wanted to defend a small part.
Without Italy he would have defended none of it.

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Intelligence does not imply reason or purpose

17th saying of Bernard