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re: How were German armored divisions so much more elite than their US counterparts
Posted on 10/25/14 at 4:17 pm to HeadChange
Posted on 10/25/14 at 4:17 pm to HeadChange
Imperial Germany had a formidable fleet that actually bested the Royal Navy at Jutland in 1916.
Once The Great War was lost, the peace terms forced Germany to give up her fleet, so, it was scuttled.
Nazi Germany never had the economic capability of building a new fleet in a short time that would be able to challenge the Royal Navy and the US Navy. But, sure, if Nazi Germany had had a navy as large and powerful as Japan's or Britain's or the USA's, then, yes, that would have been tough on the Allies.
Once The Great War was lost, the peace terms forced Germany to give up her fleet, so, it was scuttled.
Nazi Germany never had the economic capability of building a new fleet in a short time that would be able to challenge the Royal Navy and the US Navy. But, sure, if Nazi Germany had had a navy as large and powerful as Japan's or Britain's or the USA's, then, yes, that would have been tough on the Allies.
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Posted on 10/25/14 at 4:49 pm to Champagne
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Imperial Germany had a formidable fleet that actually bested the Royal Navy at Jutland in 1916. Once The Great War was lost, the peace terms forced Germany to give up her fleet, so, it was scuttled. Nazi Germany never had the economic capability of building a new fleet in a short time that would be able to challenge the Royal Navy and the US Navy. But, sure, if Nazi Germany had had a navy as large and powerful as Japan's or Britain's or the USA's, then, yes, that would have been tough on the Allies.
The total loss of the entire German surface fleet at the end of WWI cannot be overstated as retarding German naval development into WWII. They literally had no fleet to play with after Versailles. And then the punitive treaty limits on naval construction coupled with horrible economic conditions in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s made any naval retooling or rebuilding very difficult. U-boats were a quick and relatively easy way to get back into the game.
This post was edited on 10/25/14 at 4:51 pm
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