Cmyers1980
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Which defeat was worse and had a greater negative impact upon the German war effort?
The defeat at Stalingrad due to the encirclement and resulting surrender?
Or the defeat and subsequent capture of the Afrika Korps in May 1943?
Edit: I should have been more specific. By the defeat at Stalingrad I mean from the launch of Operation Uranus in November 1942 leading to the encirclement of German forces until the surrender of the 6th Army in February 1943. All casualties taken by the Germans in the time before that should not be counted.
Same with the surrender of the Afrika Korps in Tunisia in May 1943. The two years of war in North Africa that preceded the surrender shouldn't be included in judging which was worse. The question is which was the worst DEFEAT not the worst campaign or battle overall.
So to rephrase the question it should be
Which was the worst German defeat:
Stalingrad from encirclement to surrender (November 1942 to February 1943, about a four month period)
Or
The final two months of the Tunisian campaign, including the surrender/capture of the Afrika Korps (April 1943 to May 1943, a little less than two months)
The defeat at Stalingrad due to the encirclement and resulting surrender?
Or the defeat and subsequent capture of the Afrika Korps in May 1943?
Edit: I should have been more specific. By the defeat at Stalingrad I mean from the launch of Operation Uranus in November 1942 leading to the encirclement of German forces until the surrender of the 6th Army in February 1943. All casualties taken by the Germans in the time before that should not be counted.
Same with the surrender of the Afrika Korps in Tunisia in May 1943. The two years of war in North Africa that preceded the surrender shouldn't be included in judging which was worse. The question is which was the worst DEFEAT not the worst campaign or battle overall.
So to rephrase the question it should be
Which was the worst German defeat:
Stalingrad from encirclement to surrender (November 1942 to February 1943, about a four month period)
Or
The final two months of the Tunisian campaign, including the surrender/capture of the Afrika Korps (April 1943 to May 1943, a little less than two months)
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