[XBob]

53- The Germans lost the war because of Hitler and Yugoslavia. Hitler insisted that his generals not bypass Yugoslavia, like they wanted to do, and leave it for later. As a result, it took 6 extra weeks for the German Army to take Yugoslavia, before marching on Stalingrad, and that 6 extra weeks was what the Russians needed to win the battle, because then their major ally, the Russian winter, marched in and beat the Germans.

If it hadn't been for that, the Germans would have taken Stalingrad, then taken the vast wheat fields and people of the ukraine, and then the Russian oil fields, and subsequently all of the Soviet Union, and we would most likely be speaking German today.

[RightWhale]

That's true, the Yugoslavia operation was forced and delayed the offensive to the east until it was a total gamble. Even so, Germany might have succeeded if the weather hadn't stopped them the first winter. Luck of the draw. As far as speaking German now, even worse they might still be using the old black letter alphabet.

[mlocher]

If it hadn't been for that, the Germans would have taken Stalingrad, then taken the vast wheat fields and people of the ukraine, and then the Russian oil fields, and subsequently all of the Soviet Union, and we would most likely be speaking German today.

good point, except that hitler made many other tacticial errors because he never learned the art of delegation: he was a great micro-manager. hitler could have toppled england, but wanted the entire german army to share in the fun -- giving england time to prepare a defense. he also pushed for the perfect atomic bomb -- not one that simply worked. hitler's atomic bomb bumbling let the united states win the arms race.

[mamelukesabre]

I don't think so. I think we would have just dropped 4 nukes instead of 2.......2 on japan, and 2 on germany.