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Adolf Hitlers Great War military experiences in no way qualified him for supreme command Yet by July 1940 under his personal leadership the Third Reichs armed forces had defeated Poland Czechoslovakia Holland Denmark Norway Belgium and France The invasion of Great Britain was a distinct reality following Dunkirk Hungary Bulgaria and Romania had become allies along with the acquiescent military powers of Mussolinis Italy and Francos Spain These achievements prompted Field Marshal Willem Keitel the Wehrmachts Chief of Staff to pronounce Hitler to be the Greatest Commander of all time