[WhiskeyPapa]

So now Africa's a big deal? Cause earlier you were implying that it was a small scale operation of little significance. I believe you called it "a sideshow to Hitler."

First German troops deployed to Africa in February, 1941.

The investment was small then.

Later it grew. It was a two year campaign. Hitler sent a lot of troops to NA after it was clear the place couldn't be held.

Hitler thought of it as a sideshow in 1941; nothing mattered except beating the USSR. That was pretty much true the whole time for Hitler.

Walt

[bjs1779]

Later it grew. It was a two year campaign. Hitler sent a lot of troops to NA after it was clear the place couldn't be held.

Hitler thought of it as a sideshow in 1941; nothing mattered except beating the USSR. That was pretty much true the whole time for Hitler.

It is pretty clear at the time that Hitler didn't think NA was all that important. He was convinced that he could rap up Russia by 1942, and all the oil and gold fillings along with it.

[GOPcapitalist]

The investment was small then. Later it grew. It was a two year campaign.

Oh. So now it wasn't just a "sideshow" but an escalating campaign over time. That would make your earlier characterization deceptive, Walt.