Keitel, Jodl and Warlimont had never been in the war.... Their lack of fighting experience tended to make them underrate practical difficulties, and encourage Hitler to believe that things could be done that were quite impossible... (Walter Warlimont)

Keitel, Jodl and Warlimont had never been in the war.... Their lack of fighting experience tended to make them underrate practical difficulties, and encourage Hitler to believe that things could be done that were quite impossible...

Walter Warlimont

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