Comments by "David Himmelsbach" (@davidhimmelsbach557) on "Was Germany's Defeat Inevitable in WW2? Turning Point? And more... TIK Patreon Q&A 4" video.

  1. Hitler's Germany had WAY TOO MANY critical dependencies: OIL, tungsten, chrome, nickel, RUBBER. It also had way too many technological dependencies// gaps// behind: oil drilling, petro-geology, U-boat design, radar, sonar, refineries, turbo-super chargers, full-on-mass-production... etc. In terms of war management: Nazi Germany was a case study in how to NOT wage war. Enraging Ukrainians, declaring war on the USA, two-front strategic war, Italian non-assistance -- even Speer could make no headway on this front; German industrialists refused to 'share' blue prints. Pay-offs to Goering, et al, settled the matter. Oh, my! In terms of strategic intelligence... the Nazi regime scores a perfect ZERO. There was no hostile nation that they didn't under-estimate -- usually by astounding amounts. Even in 1940 the Germans didn't realize that Britain was out producing fighter planes. (!) It's amazing that Adolf got as far as he did. That's what momentum and reputation will do for you. Today's American armed forces have the same tail wind. Only primitive cultures even dream of tackling the USA. All other powers regard such attempts as madness.
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