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James Holland

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

but the rest of it is not.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

And this is the kind of fatal flaw of the German armed forces in

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

In the whole of World War II, really, but even in this early stage, because in Barbarossa, you're talking about 17 panzer divisions out of, you know, the hundred odd that are involved in the initial attack.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

In the whole of World War II, really, but even in this early stage, because in Barbarossa, you're talking about 17 panzer divisions out of, you know, the hundred odd that are involved in the initial attack. Well, 17, a panzer division is not a division full of panzers, tanks. It is a combined arms motorized outfit. So...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

In the whole of World War II, really, but even in this early stage, because in Barbarossa, you're talking about 17 panzer divisions out of, you know, the hundred odd that are involved in the initial attack. Well, 17, a panzer division is not a division full of panzers, tanks. It is a combined arms motorized outfit. So...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

In the whole of World War II, really, but even in this early stage, because in Barbarossa, you're talking about 17 panzer divisions out of, you know, the hundred odd that are involved in the initial attack. Well, 17, a panzer division is not a division full of panzers, tanks. It is a combined arms motorized outfit. So...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Well, 17, a panzer division is not a division full of panzers, tanks.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It is a combined arms motorized outfit.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

So,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

scouts on BMWs with sidecars, armored cars, infantry, grenadiers, panzer grenadiers, which are infantry in half tracks and trucks, mechanized.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

scouts on BMWs with sidecars, armored cars, infantry, grenadiers, panzer grenadiers, which are infantry in half tracks and trucks, mechanized. It is motorized artillery. It is motorized anti-aircraft artillery. It is motorized anti-tank artillery. And of course, it is tanks as well, panzers.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

scouts on BMWs with sidecars, armored cars, infantry, grenadiers, panzer grenadiers, which are infantry in half tracks and trucks, mechanized. It is motorized artillery. It is motorized anti-aircraft artillery. It is motorized anti-tank artillery. And of course, it is tanks as well, panzers.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

scouts on BMWs with sidecars, armored cars, infantry, grenadiers, panzer grenadiers, which are infantry in half tracks and trucks, mechanized. It is motorized artillery. It is motorized anti-aircraft artillery. It is motorized anti-tank artillery. And of course, it is tanks as well, panzers.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It is motorized artillery.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It is motorized anti-aircraft artillery.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

It is motorized anti-tank artillery.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

And of course, it is tanks as well, panzers.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But those are a really, really small proportion of, you know, you're talking less than 20% of your attacking force are those spearhead forces. And inevitably, they are going to be attrited as they go. You know, you are going to take casualties. And not only that, you're not going to just take battlefield casualties.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But those are a really, really small proportion of, you know, you're talking less than 20% of your attacking force are those spearhead forces. And inevitably, they are going to be attrited as they go. You know, you are going to take casualties. And not only that, you're not going to just take battlefield casualties.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But those are a really, really small proportion of, you know, you're talking less than 20% of your attacking force are those spearhead forces. And inevitably, they are going to be attrited as they go. You know, you are going to take casualties. And not only that, you're not going to just take battlefield casualties.