What are some positive things one can say about the Wehrmacht without coming off like a Wehraboo?

What are some positive things one can say about the Wehrmacht without coming off like a Wehraboo?

They had an enormously well developed system of communication, especially inter-arm communication, that fairly consistently allowed them to outperform what a straight material analysis of their strength would indicate them capable of doing.

They were probably the most tactically proficient Army during the war.

History's most aesthetic army

Can you guys elaborate with examples?

>They had an enormously well developed system of communication
THIS, and their general logistics system is something I feel a lot of people don't appreciate.

I thought their logistics was one of their weak points though.

I would say it was less the system that was at fault, more their estimates about how much "weight" that system was gonna have to carry.

Not without citing to nitty-gritty tactical elements of larger battles if you want serious, academic citation.

But consider Rommel's performance in North Afirca. He goes into a theater with fewer artillery, planes, and tanks than his foes, and his quality of armaments is even to worse on average. He does have some localized numerical advantages over in the west, but as he pushes east, he tends to lose those, as he can't project the totality of his force, and the inverse happens for the British as they get close to their own supply dumps.

But time and again, he wins skirmishes and even full blown battles. It's not that his tanks are better than British tanks, or his artillery is better than British artillery, but he's using a rather well developed system to ensure that it's his anti-tank guns (or converted AA guns) rather than his tanks blowing the hell out of Matildas, and his own armor are right where they need to be to overrun British flanks. When you have one of those minefield and spotters on a nearby cliff defenses that are tough to get through, he generally had the artillery firing on the overseers and clearing the way for his sappers quickly; sure, his 10.5 cm guns might not have had the direct punch as some of those massive 5.5" guns the Brits had, but it's often more important to get the shells where you need them than to have heavier shell weight.

It's the main reason that you did have a Luftwaffe focused on CAS, and one of the reasons they were successful at it.

For example: They thought their war with Russia was gonna be swift and decisive, like the battle of France. So they prepared accordingly, which later led to complications.