Hitler lost the war, but much of this was due to his bloodshed, colored by racial politics. If he had played his cards skillfully, he might well have been the winner.
Hitler threw the title of “Great” in the trash
We all know that the Allies together with Russia won the Second World War. Most people’s minds are conditioned on this fact of history and many do not contemplate that Germany could have won World War II. But a look at the conduct of the war between 1939 and 1945 shows that if Hitler had played his cards more skillfully; he could have won the war.
This is now a hypothetical question since the war ended a long time ago and Hitler died and left. Despite this, had Hitler followed other courses of action, it is quite possible that he would have launched the 1000 Year Reich.
The beginning in 1939
On September 3, 1939, when Germany launched its invasion of Poland, the German star was on the rise. A look at Europe at the time shows that Mussolini was in league with Hitler and Austria and Czechoslovakia were also with Hitler and by signing a non-aggression pact with Stalin, Hitler had allayed fears of a two-front war sparked by Count Schifillion. Thus, at that time, the German position was impregnable.
This was one of Hitler’s best years. He seemed a cunning leader for, having secured his Russian front, he attacked France and the French capitulated in 40 days. It is one of the great victories of the war and made Hitler the master of Europe. At the time, the US was neutral and Russia was cornered by a clever diplomatic maneuver and only the UK remained.
the first mistake
Hitler planned ‘Operation Sea Lion’ at the time; the invasion of England. But now his mind was twisted and he couldn’t grasp the strategic reality. This was the time for him not to think about attacking Russia but about annihilating the United Kingdom. With a neutral United States, Hitler could have launched an invasion by sea. Casualties may have been high, but once a bridgehead had been developed, the surrender and conquest of the British Isles hung in the balance.
The Churchill government could have escaped to Canada, but fighting from the other side of the Atlantic was a mammoth task and Hitler would have been on his way to the first phase of his mission for the 1000 year Reich.
After this conquest of the United Kingdom, all he had to do was capture Malta and Gibraltar. This he should have done himself even if Franco had objected. With Hitler master of Europe and the UK occupied, the possibility that Franco would have been lukewarm in capturing Gibraltar is unlikely.
time to regroup
Hitler missed the Great title as it was time to take BALANCE
of the situation. It was time to clearly define strategic policy. With Western Europe under Hitler’s control, and the United States and the Soviet Union still neutral, Hitler could have replenished his resources with new weapons with the resources now available to him. Now is the time to regroup. The resources of Europe are now available for the war machine, new ships, new submarines, new planes and new weapons can now be developed. There was no danger of any aerial bombardment and all activities of the German war machine would continue unimpeded.
At that point, Hitler and his henchmen might well have concluded that the war was over. Not quite, as the Africa campaign would now have a different color. There would have been no Russia or general winter and mud and sleet to contend with and with the Italians the journey through North Africa would have been so much easier.
With the Arabs siding with Hitler and the German forces reaching and capturing the Suez Canal, Hitler would have been the dominant power in the world. This was the moment to declare victory.
Whats Next? the invasion of russia
There would have been a clash between Stalin and Hitler. But with Germany owning Europe and the Mediterranean Sea to the Suez Canal, a battle with Russia would then be different. There are no supply lines to Russia through the Arctic and there is no UK to help. The United States would necessarily be neutral and would not declare war on the United States, even though Japan would have attacked that country anyway.
Yes, there would be a cold war between the US and Germany, but then Russia could be defeated.
last word
If Hitler were a great leader, he would have calculated his course of action, but his impetuousness let him down. He allowed emotion to override logic and that is not the hallmark of a great leader. Had Hitler cleverly played his cards, he might well have been the winner.
