These armored divisions were a big success, and no doubt Hitler would have been glad to employ more of them. But he had started his war—as his generals had feebly grumbled—much too soon, only six years after he took power. He had not come near arming Germany to the full, though he had made frightening noises exactly as if he had, and Europe had believed him. He was therefore very low on panzer divisions, considering the vastness of the front.
