Originally posted by Quiero Mota
So then what sort of battle was the Battle of Britian? Was it just a bombing campaign, que no?
It was a tactic that had to be employed. While it was a waste of resources in regards to eventual occupation or submission, they couldn't just let one front of a two front war go unaddressed.
Bottom line was that Hitler's mistake was to turn on Russia too soon.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
The UK's Navy and Airforce was far more powerful than that of the German's. You have to remember that Germany hadn't had that long to equip themselves as the Treaty of Versailles left their millitary more than ravaged.
Actually Germany was re-arming years before Britain. Hitler saw to that, though we were superior in the sea and air their army was well equipped not ravaged.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
The UK's Navy and Airforce was far more powerful than that of the German's. You have to remember that Germany hadn't had that long to equip themselves as the Treaty of Versailles left their millitary more than ravaged.
Germany was a powerhouse in WWII... And Hitler had what? 6+ years to rebuild/rearm the military? To claim that the German Military was second rate in WWII is just B.S.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
So then what sort of battle was the Battle of Britian? Was it just a bombing campaign, que no?
It wasn't just a big fight that one side ran away from at the end, like you would envisage by 'Battle'. And the true bombing campaign didn;t really start until after the Battle.
It was a generic attempt by the Germans to win air superiority over the UK. At the point they stopped, not only had it become clear that this was impractical, it was also clear that it wouldn't serve any purpose anyway; the Naval situtation was still impossible.
So they stopped trying.
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Robtard- very true that supplies were given, though the term 'owe' cannot be used for stuff that was actually paid for.
The Battle of the Atlantic was certainly the most important fight for the UK. The Battle of Britain gets the attention but the Atlantic lifeline was the real deal.
But that battle was won by the UK, and in facty in fighting it it was one of the areas that the UK got the least assistance, in badly needed Coastal Command air spotting planes, the combined use of which with destroyers is what finished the U-Boat menace.
I give America PLENTY of credit. It's all very well saying the UK could not be conquered, but nor could it conquer Germany, and nor would it have been much fun sitting next to Soviet occupied Europe. The UK owees the US a great deal.
But this is a situation where the US owes the UK also. It has to be the best example of mutual alliance and co-operation for mutual benefit against a clearly evil threat that there has eber been. It shouldn't really call for so much argument, but mutual admiration.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
The UK's Navy and Airforce was far more powerful than that of the German's. You have to remember that Germany hadn't had that long to equip themselves as the Treaty of Versailles left their millitary more than ravaged.
To be fair- Navy, yes, but the Germans had become a bit of a phenomenon with the airforce, especially in the early parts of the war in which we discuss. Before the BoB the Germans wiped the floor. The RAF learned the game during the BoB. But by the latter half of the war the Luftwaffe simply withered and died, even though bthe Germans were turning out amazing planes.
Originally posted by Robtard
Germany was a powerhouse in WWII... And Hitler had what? 6+ years to rebuild/rearm the military? To claim that the German Military was second rate in WWII is just B.S.
Yes, they did have 6+ years to rearm but soon as Britain caught wind of it they also started to increase their arms, they didn't do it at the same rate as the Germans but they had quite a head start. The American's did help supply the British, I can't deny that but at the same time that does not change the fact that the british air force and navy were superior.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
To be fair- Navy, yes, but the Germans had become a bit of a phenomenon with the airforce, especially in the early parts of the war in which we discuss. Before the BoB the Germans wiped the floor. The RAF learned the game during the BoB. But by the latter half of the war the Luftwaffe simply withered and died, even though bthe Germans were turning out amazing planes.
Indeed, precursors to many of the planes that were develpoed by both the US and UK in years to come.
Originally posted by Robtard
Germany was a powerhouse in WWII... And Hitler had what? 6+ years to rebuild/rearm the military? To claim that the German Military was second rate in WWII is just B.S.
Never really got over the oil problem though. The German army was mostly supplied by horse-drawn efforts.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
To be fair- Navy, yes, but the Germans had become a bit of a phenomenon with the airforce, especially in the early parts of the war in which we discuss. Before the BoB the Germans wiped the floor. The RAF learned the game during the BoB. But by the latter half of the war the Luftwaffe simply withered and died, even though bthe Germans were turning out amazing planes.
Germany had better numbers, Britain had better training.