We neutered Germany in 45.
They never recovered.
Never will this side of the Millennium.
and then Germany conquered Europe without firing a shot
Germany was able to re-industrialize rebuild their infrastructure basically on our tab. The US kept the bear at bay, allowing them to use their resources to make Germany a commercial success. They have al2ays been surrounded by countries / entities that they could never fully trust as their history of paranoia and conflict shows. The US made it a better deal to play on the world stage of commerce, thus holding those tensions at bay. That’s about to change.