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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    You theory doesn't work because you ignore other issues: 1. Huge logistic challenge in this direction; 2. The time (at least 1.5 years) required to defeat British in middle east which is thousands km away from German but much closer from British India. In the mean time, Hitler was running out of...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Well, Germany generals had a tradition of ignoring logistic issues. This problem had repeatedly happened in East front: they rejected the logistic department warning of difficulties in overstretched supply lines and limit in infrastructures again and again. The same mistake was made by Rommel...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Only within the Germany airforce strike range from her base in Sicily. Outside that area, Italian navy was struggling and losing gradually. It was not how much resources can be provided but how much can be delivered into the hands of Afrika Corps. The harbor Tripoli could only handle around...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    From 1939, Royal navy already blocked all the foreign raw material supplies to mainland Europe: especially food and oil. Hitler's reserve of these two were quickly dropping. USSR was his only hope, otherwise German would collapse within 2 years. No way! Germany logistic couldn't handle...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    In Afghanistan, they were not fighting a country, but hundreds of insurgent groups, defeating one doesn't force the rest to quit the war; In Vietnam, they were not facing Vietnamese only.
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    If Germany had USA's GDP in WW2? Then she needs USA's oil production in WW2 (more than 60% of whole world), USA's food production in WW2 (they literally feed half world armies), etc, etc. With all these in hand, plus locating in Europe, Hitler didn't need the war at all. Oil, oil, oil! Simply...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    They simply couldn't become No.1 economy without military conquest. World market, resources, everything was under the control of UK, France, US and USSR. They couldn't win a single front war on either side. To west, their navy and air force couldn't support the invasion of UK; To east, they...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Oh, please. Peace was never in Hitler's plan in term of his relationship with USSR. On the other hand, India was never his target. Take a look of his economic policy, his ultimate goal was create a greater German completely self-sufficient on everything. The land of USSR and all the resources...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    It is not about how to use their troops, but how to re-supply their troops.
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Also give German more time to prepare the war. During the war, German need more time to clear the Soviet threat (over 1m army) to her flanks before attacking Moscow. Who says so? Firstly, German didn't even get close to Moscow defense line. Even if they got there one month earlier, the best...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    But the ammunition is. In 1941, the Soviet military industries were not mobilized enough to support extra 3 millions army in the war. Even Japanese didn't know that. The Japanese army's preparation of Japan-Soviet was lasted until Kantokuen in Sep 1941, in which they found out that they...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Anyone who believe that Soviet army was well prepared and well mobilized for a pre-emptive war in 1941 has no brain. Less than 1000 T-34 were in the Army when the Germanies came. Just look at the Personnel comparison: German had the number advantage. 1.1 : 1
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Because the middle of 1941 was the best window for Hitler to attack Russia. His military and political power were on the peak: he had an army of over 4 millions well-trained and well-equipped, war-experienced soldiers. The whole European industries and resources were under his control. In the...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    1. Ideologically, Soviet Union is a Communism country. It was regarded as the biggest threat to every capitalism country. Surrounding and destroying Communism Soviet was not a fantasy created by Stalin to scare his people, but a real strategic goal shared by the ruling class in the Europe at the...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    No, Germany had no chance of defeating Soviet Union: their logistic system couldn't support such a massive scale of war in such a massive land. By the way, taking down Moscow wouldn't force Soviet to surrender. Russians wouldn't hesitate to turn Moscow to another Stalingrad.
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Hitler was not a fool let alone the whole German elite class. They simply didn't have other option but war. In early 20th century, the whole world market was either in UK/France/USA's colonies(India, South East Asia, Africa), or semi-colonies under their massive influence (China, Latin...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Germany can't cross <100km wide British channel, but you believe that they can control Mediterranean Sea? Hitler had a big headach to support <300000 Africa group, but you believe their logistic system can support million soliders fighting to Middle East?
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    You should ask yourselves: how can he get mor allies? His political/economic policy could be decribed as: pointing the gun on everyone's head and force everyone to handout his or her output without being paid. I dont think his neighbour will like the idea.
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    Destroying the british empire was never their target. The so called new germany is the one has beening living under the mercy of USA and Russia. Really? Before they enterd into Austria, in 1937, the land size of German was 468 787 km². Today their size is 357,022 km2 . Yes, both stand under...
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    Why Germany lost WW2?

    That was not true. On Aug 15, 1939, Stalin made an offer of military assistance to West, including 120 infantry divions, 16 cavalry divisions, 5000 heavy artilleries, 9500 tanks and over 5,500 fighters/bombers in their negotiation with UK/France in Moscow. But the British delegation told them...
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