The Prophet, peace be upon him, said meaning all war is deception. Khalid Ibn Alwaleed May Allah be pleased with him. Surprised the Romans by crossing a desert considered impossible to cross. The Germans took France by crossing seven divisions of armor through a forest considered impossible to cross. The English beat the Germans by deploying fake tanks and misleading them.
The Germans could have spent very little resources to verify their aerial intelligence from multiple sources, at least two. But they were too overwhelmed on many fronts. They made a basic mistake. This shows if enemey’s senses are made to be occupied by a lot of things. The enemy defeats itself. They could have just not invaded the Soviets, which halved their army.
Even if the Soviets did invade later, the Germans could have just held them off for four to six months and let Winter take its course against the Soviets.
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