Until 80 years after the war ended, historians who showed closeness and sympathy towards Charlemagne, when discussing the performance of the Charlemagne Royal Army during the Ardennes Offensive, still frequently used terms like "incomprehensible," "perplexing," and "baffling." Meanwhile, those scholars inclined towards Alfheim unsparingly bestowed honors such as "incompetent," "foolish," and "the worst salary thieves" upon the Charlemagne Royal Army.
Objectively speaking, Charlemagne's failure was actually a five-act Greek tragedy.
The first act was absolute confidence.
The strategic deception of Alfheim had succeeded, thanks not only to their excellent intelligence work and interdepartmental coordination, but also to the absolute psychological confidence ingrained in the hearts of Charlemagne's people.
