How the FUCK did he manage to do it?

Dumb fucking luck.

The problem was, he sent a precedent of Prussians overcoming massive odds with dumb luck. That would come back to bite them later.

Hatred of poles is a pathway to abilities many consider 'unnatural'.

Also luck, ie. miracle of the house of Brandenburg.

>>2379400
This. Dumb luck. Had Peter III ascended to the throne a few months later, Germany would not exist. Crazy.

>>2379400
>That would come back to bite them later.
Even more than you'd think. The only reason for which Hitler frantically evaded every and any way by which to end the war for Germany was that he'd been deluded into believing that he'd get another miracle of the house of Brandenburg for his reich (with americans and soviets fighting each other), and so he got Berlin stomped to the ground thanks to the mere belief that he'd be lucky too.

>>2379400
Didn't he have any merit to it, hough? I mean, afaik he reformed theprussian army and created a strong military mindset in his country, for better or worse.

>>2379394
He had both the ability and the luck to pull it off.