In a total war you need every soldier you can get. But you still have to be circumspect about what job you give them. These six generals far from measured up to their jobs and commanded disastrous defeats.
The earlier years of World War Two were an experimental time for aircraft. Along with great successes there were a number of clunkers. But they were thrust into combat anyway with minimal impact on the enemy at the cost of the live of their own flight crews.