If Hitler would not have been so obsessed with slaughtering the Jews, could Germany have won the war?

Answer 1

Hi - first off, you did not phrase the question as well as you could have - the pluperfect tense was required: If Hitler HAD NOT been so obsessed...

Sorry, but I am a stickler for grammar!

Secondly, no one will ever know for sure, because history is full of "what ifs" and there's generally not a fully accurate way to determine possible outcomes that are mired in the past.

I think the more interesting angle is - by exterminating such a scholarly and scientific class of people, as the GermanJews were last century, Hitler lost access to some of the finest minds available at the time. He lost Finance, Banking, the Atomic Bomb (whew), all sorts of Science, Manufacturing etc. So I think it's safe to say that, yes, he would have done much better had he NOT carried out his "Final Solution." Ironic, isn't it?

Answer 2

Don't forget that it wasn't just the Jews that he wanted to wipe out. It was anyone that his particular branch of Aryanism considered to be an 'outcast' or 'weak' in society. On his orders the Nazis murdered millions of Jews, trade-unionists, religious leaders and ordinary followers, homosexuals, children/ people with disabilities etc.

Hitler certainly did not LOSE the war because the Allies suddenly realised that this obsession in creating the SuperRace was a threat, they new for many years before what he was upto. It was a combination of factors that caused the Allies to win and Hitler was doing pretty well in the war at the height of his obsession to wipe 'inferiors' out.

Answer 3

There are many what if's to history. Hitler had an emorous advantage in the European theater of war until the United States joined the fight. You have to remember we were not involved until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Had the Japanese not attacked us, we may never have entered the war. A lot of Hitler's tactical mistakes in combat came from his not trusting his general and making decisions contrary to what they were planning. The genecide of the Jews did not cause him to lose the war, it was all of the other factors combined.

Answer 4

Slaughtering the Jews did not cause Germany to lose the War. Attacking the Soviet Union and failure of conquering the USSR is the main reason.

Answer 5

No. Germany had the army but the USA and the allies had God on their side. That is why certain things happened at just the right time.Such as Hitler being asleep during the landing of Normandy.
USA had the best Generals.I seriously believe General George Patton was handpicked by God.The way he was storming towards Germany.

Answer 6

Probably, if he had concentrated on the war, listened to his generals, and after the fall of France continued on to England, he had a good chance of winning. Hitler had a good air force, but he met his downfall when England came out with the Spitfire fighter. He asked the leading general in his air force, Adolf Galland what he needed to win the war, he replied, 'Spitfires mein Fuhrer, Spitfires". The Spitfires won the Battle of Britain.

Answer 7

Jews are only a fanatic twist in Hitlers Story. He wanted to be the emperor of the world. That would never have been possible

Answer 8

I don't know. I do know that resources that could have been used elsewhere were funneled into the extermination effort at the expense of important military issues. The Final Solution seems to have been equally as important to Hitler as the war itself.

Answer 9

Hitler and his associates were sick maniacs intent on destroying whatever they did not like.Their great mistake was too much expansion and the war on the Russians,they could never hold their turf forever with such a formidable amount of enemies.

Answer 10

Most likely, he would've won. Jews like Albert Einstein wouldn't have immigrated in the early 30s.