Causes of World War 2 | History of Germany & German militarism | Documentary Propaganda | 1945
Germany role in World War 2 because of the war, strategy, great battles, victories, blunders and the highest German leaders and generals who participated in World War 2 The concept of Blitzkrieg German invasion of Poland , France and Russia, and D -day are covered.
World War 2 is undoubtedly the deadliest war in the history of mankind Fifty million people lost their lives with their German Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler, was the most responsible countries to begin the war after five years war, Germany had paid the price from the conflict as they lay practically destroyed they won battles, but in the beginning, in the end the Second World war was a disaster for the German war was a fight to the finish and Germany came short.
Germany was defeated in World War II and they were forced to pay heavy reparations to the victors Their economy could not take the pressure and fell inflation and severe depression followed outside Consequently Treaty Versailles, the official end of World war 1 and the economic disaster that followed, the German people became very resentful towards the victors of World war 1, namely France and Britain also virtually -totalité of Germany's leaders fought in World war 1 and many were injured and they all felt betrayed they were eager for revenge.
Adolf Hitler wounded veteran of World War 1, blamed economic problems on allies who had forced the conditions of peace to Germany Hitler joined a dark right political group - the Nazi party - and with little competition it grew rapidly, it has been able to attract extremely devoted followers, capable, and ruthless, for example Goering Hess, Himmler, Bormann, Speer, Ernst Röhm and Goebbels - Minister of Propaganda.
The Beer Hall Putsch, was attempted in 1923 with the idea to take over the Bavarian government, a number of Hitler's followers were killed and others, including Goering, were wounded Hitler was tried and sentenced to jail to Landsbergh, Austria in prison Hitler wrote the book Mein Kampf in which he wrote his prejudice, including violent prejudice against Jews, and his plans for the future of Germany.
After prison, Hitler continued his political career, advocating an extreme philosophy, and has grown rapidly, as he accumulated a wider audience and more After being defeated in elections in a test for the presidency, he was finally in 1933 named Chancellor to President Hindenburg, Germanpresident elderly and national hero.
Hitler quickly began to manipulate his way to absolute power and, after the death of Hindenburg in 1934, he assumed full power.
Anyone who opposed Hitler showed the door, a bullet or a concentration camp The destruction of all the world the opponent was illustrated during the night of the long knives in 1934 during which the enemies of Hitler or suspected enemies, or just someone Hitler and his closest associates - Goering, Himmler and Heydrich - didn t like were collected and destroyed.
Although he did not hesitate to dispose of anyone who opposed it took control of the heart and soul of the German people by exploiting the anger and xenophobia in Germany.
The arming of Germany was accelerated Third Reich arrived The Nazis were responsible.
The road to World War 2, a war that would claim 50 million lives, was ahead.
Early in the war, Germany, particularly the German army was well prepared they had learned their lessons well in the First World War and had spent years perfecting the use of new weapons of war - of tanks, armored divisions, air power, and above all, the Blitzkrieg strategy that used the mobility of tanks to obliterate the enemy before he knows what hit the German army and Hitler was determined to fight never trench warfare of the First World war more they had a very capable group of generals schooled in Blitzkrieg strategy featuring tank warfare tactics, including a brilliant but massively ego driven general - Hans Guderian, Panzer General German a German general who never lost a battle, but may have lost the war for Germany on the eastern front as almost chosen arbitrai surely going to hunt and destroy the Russian army when it should be moving up to the critical assault in late 1941 in Moscow.
Many of often opposed Hitler German generals who liked to meddle in military strategy and was often very well with the strategy, it would often take the generals, but then relent in general and let them return to a military position.
The German generals faced general pretty hard allies, including a number of US generals over - Patton, Eisenhower, Bradley, etc. The American generals gave a good account of themselves in the First World War.
The German army, using blitzkrieg tactics in the first German battles almost conquered Europe.
The Air Force Luftwaffe also played a major role in the first victories Blitzkrieg and the Battle of Britain, but the Luftwaffe did not end in part because of the interference of Hitler.
Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, Himmler, Speer and other German leaders of World War 2 were a group of unscrupulous but talented who could have won everything except for some strategic errors and the fact that they were facing three of the most determined and able leaders of history - Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin - who were in the war to win.
German women with roles in World War 2 German women were virtually excluded from contributing to the Second World War by a serious error on the part of Hitler who had his own views on the role of women German women - as American, British and Russian women - could play a major role in liberating more men for military service most women were kept at home, but many German women have played an important role in the events of the war.
These German women understood the mistress of Hitler, Eva Braun, who committed suicide with Hitler; The niece of Hitler and the love of his life, Geli Raubal, who committed suicide on Hitler; the talented director, Leni Riefenstahl, ostracized from society for 55 years after World War 2 because of his association with the Nazis; and Magda Goebbels, the mother who, in the end, cost the lives of her six children to prevent them from having to live in a world without Hitler.
Why most women in later life of Hitler in a kind of Shakespearean tragedy kind.
For me, the story of German women and how they have dealt with World War 2 is a fascinating story, but almost unspeakable See World War 2 German women.
Critics of Donald Trump often compare it with Hitler, but in regard to women, Hitler wins the comparison Trump uses vulgarity in his relationship with women - Hitler never did Hitler was actually probably too kind to women and he never allowed the German women be fully mobilized for war as, for example, the Russian and American women.
I always think of President Roosevelt as the greatest president in the history of the United States, he drove us through World War 2 President Roosevelt during World War II worked with his friend, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin to defeat the greatest threat the world has ever know - Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Roosevelt was the perfect president for that time.
I was a teenager when President Roosevelt died the whole nation cried.
The French are accused by the ultra-conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh, of being cowards in World War 2, but is that the truth or are the far right just angry because the French didn t move with the same pace President Bush to attack Iraq.
The truth is that France in World War 2 took a huge beating the Germans and were thwarted at every turn, but despite what Rush Limbaugh said, they loose was not fighting, they are not in the same league the Germans.
World War 2 did not end the war than we first thought the communist growing threat after World War II continued to flourish until the Cold War brought to events after the Second World War the cold war included the occupation of Germany, Berlin Blockade, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, the Cuban missile crisis, and the collapse of communism.
The cold war almost led to a nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia Conservatives support President Ronald Reagan, one hand, won the Cold War We moderates, while recognizing the role of Reagan, don t of agreement it won alone.
More recent events in the post-war are the two wars in Iraq, the war against terrorism and the winner-take-all contest between conservatism and liberalism U S.
Regarding the second Iraq war, President Bush claimed to have won this war, but unfortunately 7 years after his application for victory, the war in Iraq was still ongoing and has not ended his presidency .
World War 2 in Europe was more now 66 years old, it's time to visit and participate in some World War 2 Battlefield Tours where our fathers and uncles fought and died is thought to landing beaches, Battle of the Bulge, London Blitz, Dunkirk, and other famous battles.
These famous Germans of World War 2 included scientists, artists, women and sports personalities as well as the most famous German officials and German generals.
The Holocaust, directed mainly to the Jewish people, was probably the most inhuman act in the history of humanity Hitler was completely responsible were the German people as innocent as many claim Does it happen can happen in the USA.
If Germany had in World War 2, had sufficient fuel, they would have made things much more difficult for the Allies They suffered a fuel shortage throughout World War 2 and it has become an acute problem when allied bombers began blasting the synthetic fuel plants end of the war still, the Germans approached the problem with a lot of initiative in particular and intelligence when you consider their lack of significant oil deposits given the growing crisis of energy in this country, it is interesting to study their efforts with the German synthetic fuel over fuel shortages of World war 2.
World War 2 involved all the great nations of the world and many, if not most, of small nations Essentially it between Germany, Japan, Italy and their allies against the United States, Russia, Britain , France, China and their allies most European countries were involved in World war 2, but some important countries - Spain, Turkey, Sweden, etc. - have avoided war Turkey entered in the war on the Allied side as the end of the war in general because of their vulnerable locations.
Neutral tones, Turkey could play a very important role in World War 2, if they had joined with Germany as they did in World War II, because of their location near the main reserves oil failure of the world Germans to get a safe fuel supply has greatly contributed to their defeat.
Spain could also have played a major role in World War 2 if they had joined with Germany Their entry into World War 2 would have led to easy capture of Gibraltar and, in fact, would have made the Mediterranean Sea, a German sea After that, it is almost certain Germany could have, at least, fought a draw in World war 2.
The issue of Spain entering the World War 2 is really almost a rhetorical question Spanish dictator General Franco, was reluctant to join Germany in the war Franco kept Hitler at a distance by half promising to enter in the war, but never deliver his half promises.
The question of whether Germany could have won World War 2 is constantly asked by people interested in World War 2 My opinion is that Germany could have won World War 2 that if some of the following scenarios could have occurred.
1 Germany had to withdraw Britain from World War 2 after the fall of France they had to invade and conquer the British That's a big if, however, because, when the British army was devastated by fighting in France, the powerful British navy and relatively small, but high-end British Air force, with it's fine Spitfires and Hurricane fighters and the great British pilots were still formidable forces after Dunkirk and do not forget stubborn Winston Churchill and the British people who were angry at the Germans, the British fought with anything they could get their hands on - hunting rifles, shotguns, bottles, forks of gasoline, etc. They would not have gone to the bottom easier.
In addition, it should be noted that Germany had almost no warships, except thin shell, shallow river barges written to transport German troops across the Channel Paratroopers alone could not have got the job German barges, loaded with landscapes lubbing German soldiers would have been sitting ducks in the narrow channel German losses have been staggering still, there are many experts on the German side of World war 2 who think Germany had to try despite heavy losses, could have succeeded.
2 An alternative to # 1, above, was for Germany to adopt a Mediterranean Strategy fascist Spain should have been conquered or coerced into World War 2 German side Hitler tried the latter approach but Franco continued to put it out, half promising to join up but never deliver and Hitler would not attack a fascist man then, with Spain a hold-out, Germany should have their way through Spain and Gibraltar would have been taken by force.
With Gibraltar hand, the Mediterranean would become a German lake and all of North Africa a German colony This action would probably have brought Turkey into World War 2 on the side of Germany's pressure on Russia would have been great and they could move to accommodate Hitler if not a victory, it could produce a stalemate for the German side, such a deadlock would certainly have been better than the devastating loss that they have really suffered.
3 A second alternative is that the Germans ignore Britain and the Mediterranean and really prepare for the attack on Russia immediately after the fall of France, Hitler issued a large part of the German army of the service and he continued to allow the German arms production to lag it simply could not make the big effort to win because he did not want to disturb people in the house Even Hitler had a mild political blood him.
In the Battle of Britain, the Germans lost a thousand of their aircraft and an equal number of the best drivers the world has ever seen they needed that air power later, when they open the Russian front the Germans also allowed the Italians to attack Greece against Russia and get their butts kicked by the Greeks, the Germans had to save them, causing time to lose as the planned attack on Russia stood and also causing further losses of German men and well trained All equipment could have been used.
4 After the attack front of the East of Russia opened the Germans should use a different strategy from what they used instead of several offenses in different directions, the main assault was to be straight to Moscow and the brilliant but self-absorbed General Guderian would have had to have his murderous panzer divisions in place when the time comes to attack Moscow, he would not be allowed to wander about himself where ever he wanted, as he made in 1941 in Russia, compiling an impressive number of combat victories, but, perhaps, lose World war 2 for Germany being a prima donna.
5 Entry reader A reader of this site noted that another event that would have helped Germany in World War 2 was that if Japan had attacked earlier on Russia on its eastern border, it would have had an effect decisive war on Russia had to fight a war on two fronts when he was struggling to hold its own with a front war if the Japanese had attacked Russia, as the reader described, many of us could speak German and Japanese now.
The concept is great player, but the problem with this argument is that in World War 2, Germany and Japan were allies only name they just happened in the fight against some of the same opponents they shared little information and have little or no planning together, they each fought their separate wars Attacking Russia was not part of the priorities of Japan and they didn t make a practical reason, the Japanese had moved their priorities and further south away from Russia was the beating that the Russians put on them at the border war of 1939.
If some of the above was developed scenario, Germany would have had a good chance of winning or the impasse of war for something those interested in the German side of World War 2 to contemplate.
Additional information on World War 2 strategy comes on strategic planning page The great Allied strategy - Germany-first and the unconditional surrender - was very effective Germany made many critical strategic errors For example, if Hitler had Speer s monitoring and fanatical, but brilliant, Goebbels suggestions for the German war effort, we might still be fighting Speer and Goebbels were skilled strategists who knew what Germany needed, but Hitler had other ideas.
World War 2 books provide additional material on Germany and World War 2.
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