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Old 08-04-2011, 11:39 AM  
Barefootsies
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History Buffs: Nazi Germany

For those who are really into history, this should pose an interesting topic I have always wondered.

If Hitler had honored his 'pact' with Stalin, and not gotten drawn into attacking him and losing millions of troops, while being distracted in a multi front war, would World War II had a different outcome in regards to the defeat of Germany?

If Nazi Germany would have remained allies with Stalin, and had access to the natural resources of Russia (steel, oil, manpower, etc.) I believe the war would have turned out much differently. From what I've gathered, based on numerous resources, Germany appeared to be 5-20 years in front of the allies on most of that era's technology.

* Jet Fighters
* Stealth Bombers
* Automobiles with High Gas Mileage. Also water vapor engines.
* V2 Rockets
* Tiger and Panzer Tanks

....those are just a few things that come to mind.

Plus they would have had "the bomb" within a few years if they were not so aggressive attacking everyone. But Germany's limited access to materials and playing the bait and switch of natural resources in addition to getting bogged down in Russia seemed to have been their biggest blunders, or turning points in the war.

I am not saying they could not have been defeated ever. However, from all of the details that have come to light over the years since, technologically speaking they seemed to be far advanced over anyone else but were beat by sheer numbers, and Hitler's meddling in his general's plans.
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