Changes

*[[What were the goals of the Axis powers and the Soviet Union during {{#dpl:category=World War Two?]]*[[What was Blitzkrieg and Who Created it]]*[[Why did Operation Market Garden in 1944 fail?]]*[[How did Mussolini become Prime Minister of Italy?]]*[[How did Hitler become the Dictator and Fuhrer of Germany?]]*[[Why was France defeated in 1940?]]History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=10}}

However, the German army was far from defeated, and an in early 1943, Von Manstein inflicted a devastating defeat on the Red Army at Kharkov.<ref> Hoyt, p. 2013</ref> However, the German army had lost its aura of invincibility, and the Soviets believed that they could defeat. Furthermore, after Stalingrad, many more Germans became critical of Hitler and his policies. This was particularly the case in the German military. After the debacle, there have even been suggestions that the German generals conspired to start a mutiny in the army and depose Hitler.<ref> Beevor, p. 221</ref> However, these plots did not succeed.