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re: WWII: Would You Choose the Pacific or Europe?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:29 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:29 am to Darth_Vader
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What's your take on why the Germans lost the BoB? I think it was because they shifted from hitting airfields/radar installations and moved to cities. I read that the RAF was on its last legs...
Everything I've read or seen agrees with your assessment. The RAF was on the brink of collapse and by that I mean they were probably no more than week at most from totally exhaustion and being rendered combat ineffective. Had the Germans not switched from hitting the airfields and even more importantly the radar stations they would have achieved total air supremacy over Britain.
But that brings up another question, would Hitler have actually gone and invaded England? I'm not so sure he would. I know they had laid out plans ( Operation Sea Lion) but I've always suspected Hitler was still too afraid of the Royal Navy to have actually pulled the trigger. Remember that he viewed the world through strictly racial eyes. This meant that while he viewed people like Russians & Poles as little better than dogs, he also viewed the English as very capable people worthy of respect and fear.
The Germans needed to go after the radar installations and airfields from the get-go and keep hammering those until there are none left. Then, hit the manufacturing, and then, hit naval targets. By doing this, Hitler could wear down Britain's will to fight without losing too many soldiers and sue for a peace. Hitler never wanted to take on England, he wanted England and America as allies.
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