He joined the Prussian army in 1915, became first in command of the OKH in 1944 (the OKH was placed in charge of fighting the Soviets in the latter half of the war while OKW handled the other theatres), and left the German Military in 1961, so if you were looking for a guy who knew about fighting the Russians I guess he would make sense.
Learning how they lost is useful information in of itself. And even losers could probably tell you things like how quickly the other side could respond, what kind of equipment they used, basic lessons learned, etc.
He joined the Prussian army in 1915, became first in command of the OKH in 1944 (the OKH was placed in charge of fighting the Soviets in the latter half of the war while OKW handled the other theatres), and left the German Military in 1961, so if you were looking for a guy who knew about fighting the Russians I guess he would make sense.
But all he learned was how to lose?
In wwi the Russians were the only power that lost while being on the winning side. I doubt he had much to do with the strategy though.
Learning how they lost is useful information in of itself. And even losers could probably tell you things like how quickly the other side could respond, what kind of equipment they used, basic lessons learned, etc.