[WhiskeyPapa]

The record shows that Hitler's goals were strictly continental.

I suppose then that Hitler fought a big battle in that famous European place called El Alamein?

That wouldn't show an attempt at global conquest. The Brits were pretty much terrified that the Germans would make for the middle east oil. They didn't.

Hitler had no interest at all in Africa; he only deployed a small force there to bail out the Italians. Hitler at this time, as I recall, had 165 divisions in Russia, and three in Africa.

Walt

[agrandis]

Hitler had no interest at all in Africa; he only deployed a small force there to bail out the Italians.

The Afrika Korps was only a small force to bail out the Italians, now. Some US vets had to land in Africa to battle this tiny, ill-equipped force that was sent over there on a distraction. The distraction being that the troublesome ally, Mussolini, had some crazy interest in Africa which the Nazis thought was silly, right?

[GOPcapitalist]

That wouldn't show an attempt at global conquest.

It shows an act of conquest outside of the "continental" realm of Europe, which you purported to be Hitler's only concern and only realm.

Hitler had no interest at all in Africa

Yeah Walt. Hitler had nothing a stake there. He didn't want to be there. He only sent his most prestigous general there to lead the Africa Corps to a hoped and sought after victory. El Alamein was only one of the three main turning points of the war for the allies. Try again, Walt. You're grasping at straws and it is showing.

[GOPcapitalist]

Here's a translated passage on the worldwide scope of the nazi vision for Germany from the early national socialist philosopher Johann Plenge in his book '1789 and 1914: The Symbolic Years in the History of the Political Mind.' It is excerpted and I suppose translated by Friedrich Hayek -

"Because in the sphere of ideas Germany was the most convinced exponent of all socialist dreams, and in the sphere of reality she was the most powerful architect of the most highly organized economic system. In us is the twentieth century. However the war may end, we are the exemplary people. Our ideas will determine the aims of the life of humanity. World History experiences at present the colossal spectacle that with us a new great ideal of life penetrates to final victory, while at the same time in England one of the World-Historical principles finally collapses."