"there were minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them" in German There were minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them. Es gab kleinere Fortschritte, aber der große Erfolg blieb ihnen versagt. Detailed translations for "there were minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them" There were minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them. There were minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them. Es gab kleinere Fortschritte, aber der große Erfolg blieb ihnen versagt.