Let's Put Cliffs of Dover in Context.

major_setback · #1 10-23-2012, 02:48 PM

Interesting speech on arming the forces:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkPptevWftw

I heard another of his speeches the other day in a documentary. He was warning Germany very strongly about the consequences of their planned expansion. I am trying in vain to remember which programme it was shown in (I saw it in England).

arthursmedley · #2 10-23-2012, 07:04 PM

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consequences of their planned expansion.

They had a plan!?

fruitbat · #3 10-23-2012, 07:10 PM

yep, attack Russia and loose.

zander · #4 10-23-2012, 11:19 PM

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yep, attack Russia and loose.

Russia was doable, not with with US support though.

arthursmedley · #5 10-24-2012, 12:08 AM

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Russia was doable, not with with US support though.

Not a hope in hell, with or without US support and Hitler realised this by Christmas 1941.

WTE_Galway · #6 10-24-2012, 12:49 AM

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Not a hope in hell, with or without US support and Hitler realised this by Christmas 1941.

Possible with the support of recently liberated Soviet occupied countries like the Ukraine who were not particularly fans of Stalin. However the NSDAP agenda did not endear the German's to these recently liberated potential allies and instead they antagonized the local population and faced partisan warfare.