World War I was not in fact won solely on the battlefield. While the land-battles and conflicts at sea were important, the primary key to ultimate victory was moral and logistical; that is, the demoralization of the German military combined with the increasing logistical might of the Alliance-nations was what finally brought victory to the Alliance.
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The allies were successful in the Battle of Britain.
During World War 1, Adolf Hitler served in the Bavarian Army even though he was an Austrian citizen. He won two Iron Crosses, the Bavarian Military Medal 3rd class with bar, and the Cross of Military Merit.
During the American Civil War, but it is also true in most other military contexts, a general's win-loss record on the battlefield is, indeed, the best gauge for measuring his greatness as a military leader. It remains true that many excellent generals can be found among those who lost more times than they won, mostly because battles are not won solely through generalship: supply, morale, and political considerations may also have a decisive effect on battle-results.
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