They didn't have the military might that mattered.TBA_PAKI said:They commited three big mistakes:
- Postponed the battle in "Britain".
Germany had the military might to capture Britain through land invasion
More resources couldn't be sent.resources were used in war against SU but it was waste. If this war had not taken place then British would be defeated in African states too through heavy reinforcements to Rommel.
After this UK would not be a threat. And then Germany could proceed with invasion of Soviet Union but that too with assistance from Japan.
Thanks to the deception campaign of the Allies, the German intelligence service was swamped with fake information. With the result that they didn't have a clue where the real invasion site was- Normandy Related.
And then Hitler sealed his fate with a 3rd mistake. He did not bothered about intelligence reports that Allied forces are planning invasion of France from Normandy and did not heavily fortified that region.
redcoat said:They didn't have the military might that mattered.
Britain is an Island.
The Germans didn't have the naval forces to protect their invasion fleet from the Royal Navy.
While the Luftwaffe would have caused the RN serious casualties, it also wasn't powerful enough to stop the British fleet from reaching and destroying any invasion fleet.
There have been a number of joint Anglo-German Military Staff wargames post-war on this subject. In every wargame the end was the same, the invasion failed.
More resources couldn't be sent.
The OKH had actually looked into this before they sent Rommel to N.Africa. They found the due to the size of the ports and the logistical difficulties in getting supplies to this theater, they found that the maximum force that could be supplied in an advance to the Nile, was only 4 Motorised Divisions, which was the size of Rommels forces in 41-42.
Also defeat in North Africa while a major set-back wouldn't cause the defeat of Britain
Thanks to the deception campaign of the Allies, the German intelligence service was swamped with fake information. With the result that they didn't have a clue where the real invasion site was
Doppleganger said:Here's my shout. There's a lot to choose from but the following is what I feel were the 3 worst decisions that Germany made in WW2.
Ashes said:Battlefield
If Russia had a man with intestinal fortitude and backed men like Tukachesvky and Zhukov from the start, the war would not have taken the course it did, and possibly could have been over by 1940.
I think with hindsight it's easy to say that invading Russia was Hitler's greatest mistake. But I don't think Hitler had any choice really. The 'Soviet' situation would have to be dealt with at some point as I believe a war was inevitable. If Germany had not pre-emptively attacked Russia then Russia would have done so at some point but not in 1941 as Viktor Suvorov suggested. Again with hindsight 1941 was probably the best time for Germany to attack given the state of the Red Army. Had he delayed even a year the Soviet tank formations would have been in a measurably better state than historically. And besides given Hitler's personal agenda war with the Soviet Union was not only unavoidable, it was necessary.Ashes said:Battlefield
I agree with those that say the decision by Hitler [made as far back as 1923] to invade Russia was by far Germany's biggest Mistake.
If Russia had a man with intestinal fortitude and backed men like Tukachesvky and Zhukov from the start, the war would not have taken the course it did, and possibly could have been over by 1940.
Somebody wrote that Russia may not have been invincible. But to the Germans of the 1940's, it more than likely was. The only thing that could defeat the Soviets were.... the Soviets themselves. If they gave up the will to fight, the Germans win. If they continue to fight for the liberation of their homeland, the Germans lose. Plain and simple.
If Hitler could have put aside his manic hatred of the Slavs and consolidated his position after the fall of France, who knows what the situation could be in Europe today....
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