Russian industrial production were at their peak an Germany could no longer regain it's superiority in armaments. The allies began attacking German armaments and destroying German cities. Hitler's last major offensive came in July, but he confessed to his commander that the entire offensive was all a gamble. This offensive was a complete failure, due to Russia being completely prepared with extensive defenses. Along with this failure in Russia and the allies gaining ground in southern Europe, Hitler also had to contend with resistance from within Poland. The Home Army, consisting of 300,000 men caused havoc for Hitler's men stationed in Poland. The fact that Hitler had to station more men in Poland to contend with the Home Army took some strength away from his Russian front, which could have saved him from defeat. Russia forced Hitler back into a defensive withdrawal. He also lost command of the air as allied planes were seen more and more along with Germany's lack of fuel to train new pilots. Taking control over the air campaign was a major step for the allies. This proved to be an important part of Hitler's strategy which was now limited due to his lack of control. Hitler quoted his idol Frederick the Great in saying: "I started this war with the most wonderful army in Europe; today I've got a muck heap. I have no leaders any more, my generals are incompetent, the troops are all wretched." This quote alone states the condition Hitler and his forces were in near the end of the war. Even at the end, Hitler's military plans were brilliant and may have been successful had he possessed sufficient resources and forces to ensure it a reasonable chance of succeeding. Due to his lack of forces and supplies, the Allies captured Berlin in April 1945. Hitler ...
