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"Could Hitler and the Wehrmacht won World War 2??"

I have read millions and millions of World War 2 books, and wanted to address the Topic could Germany have beaten us. After careful reading and consideration, it would have been possible for Germany to defeat Europe, more so in the early stages of WW2. Britian was able to be attacked from several angles... From Norway, France, Belgium & Holland, which would place Wehrmacht troops in numerous possible places across the North-East, East, South-East and South Coast. I believe that if the Germans launched a simutantious attack from opposite ends of the UK (one from Norway, & One from France) there would be not enough of the RAF to fend off an attack, and therefore Germany could have secured a beachead on British soil... and seeing that it was at an early stage of the War, Britain would not have had sufficient troops, and weaponary to repel it, seeing after a hulimating defeat for us at Dunkirk.

Even towards the end of World War 2, it came very very close for Germany winning the war. The Germans were developing a new edition to the V2 rocket, enivatibly the Atomic Bomb. But was destroyed by the RAF, but was not known that until the end of the War that Hitler was developing an atomic weapon and a hell of alot closer of launching the Atomic Bomb, than we were. If he was successful, the first target would have either been New York or a Soviet City which would have sent the Americans and Soviets to withdraw, and Hitler to take over Britain.

Any comments on this thoughts. Hitler really wanted to make peace with Britain, and us to Join the NAZI's due to the fact that Britain being an Island, Hitler admired Britian as we were the clostest thing to a European white aryan race, because not to many people immigrated to Britain?

I studied the Rise of Hitler in Higher though and History Channel only ever talks about WW2

*points and laughs*

To be fair, he built up one hell of an army in secret.

I'm doing Early Modern Europe at Uni but didn't do Standard Grade History so I have a distinct lack of 20th century knowledge since they don't cover it in my Uni.

Hey, we can all be happy hitler was a windowlicker.

Germany had Britain under the cosh completely in 1940. If Hitler hadn't attacked Russia in '41, the huge extra numbers of German troops and equipment could easily have defeated Britain. Let's face it, with only half an army, the Germans still made it to the gates of Moscow. Take out Britain, re-arm and then use the full might of the German military to fight Russia. They'd have won there as well.

Obviously I'm glad the Germans lost the war, but as a professional, it annoys me to see the biggest screw up in military history since the charge of the light brigade. So much power under his control and Hitler still blew it. If the Germans did launch an island invasion, all the troops from the far east would have been recalled, meaning the fall of Burma, India, China, Australia et al.

But that is the wonder of hindsight.

if I think of any I will.

lader.

anyway, i'm really nackered and going to bed now... but please put down more issues about world war 2, seeing im off tomorrow, i will get back to this topic tomorrow morning

I watch those channels too - I love all the Ray Mears stuff and pretty much anything on history. Some of that Tony Robinson stuff, in particular that new show 'Worst Jobs in History' on saturdays (ITV I think).

Pretty much the same here, i now do a degree in Modern Histroy, and i enjoy when i come home from the student bar and get to my flat to watch UKTV History, or History, Adventure, Discovery. Dis.Wings and they all have decent documentaries on World War 2, and quite a few on World War 1

Back when I was at high school I couldn't care less about history. These days I can't get enough of it.