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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. Shortly afterward, the US Congress issues a declaration of war against Germany and Italy.

The true turning point of the war.

There was no rule that the US would have automatically got into the fight against Germany, which had no treaty obligations to come to the aid of Japan in this case. (Not that treaty obligations were much of a concern to Hitler.)

No, Hitler just decided all on his own, and for no particularly logical reason, to declare war on USA. The single act which doomed the Reich. Apparently never even really gave it much thought.

20 posted on 12/11/2011 10:18:47 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

Considering the machinations of the Roosevelt administration over the previous two years to aid Britain [and then the USSR] in WW II, which under international law would constitute co-belligerency; I don’t find Hitler’s actions to be lacking in logic. They were, however, ill advised.


21 posted on 12/12/2011 8:00:29 AM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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