I think this has not yet been mentioned.IMHO(of course) our knowledge of WWII is deformed by a lot of myths,that still are whirling .Why not a thread on those (countless!) myths ?
I have already some exemples
1)The German army that attacked in may 1940 was qualitatively and quantitatively stronger than the allies
2)Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler,the BEF could escape at Dunkirk(you will notice that the stupid Hitle always is appearing in these myths as an excuse to explain the German defeat)
3)Dunkirk was a turning point
4) Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler(while the Germans were winning the BoB),the German chances were wasted(see point 2)
5)If the Germans had more UBoats,they would win the Battle of the Atlantic)
6)Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler,Rommel could not advance to the oilwells of Mosul
7)Point 6 was a turning point
8)Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler (I know,it is becoming boring),the Germans lost the chance to defeat the SU in 1941
9)8 is a turning point
10)And this is contradicting point 8 :due to the sudden(of course,it was very improbable that it would snow in december)appearance of the Russian winter,the Germans could not capture Moscow .
I have already some exemples
1)The German army that attacked in may 1940 was qualitatively and quantitatively stronger than the allies
2)Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler,the BEF could escape at Dunkirk(you will notice that the stupid Hitle always is appearing in these myths as an excuse to explain the German defeat)
3)Dunkirk was a turning point
4) Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler(while the Germans were winning the BoB),the German chances were wasted(see point 2)
5)If the Germans had more UBoats,they would win the Battle of the Atlantic)
6)Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler,Rommel could not advance to the oilwells of Mosul
7)Point 6 was a turning point
8)Due to the intervention of the stupid Hitler (I know,it is becoming boring),the Germans lost the chance to defeat the SU in 1941
9)8 is a turning point
10)And this is contradicting point 8 :due to the sudden(of course,it was very improbable that it would snow in december)appearance of the Russian winter,the Germans could not capture Moscow .