2007-05-02 10:03:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In the beginning (1939 - 1941) they got Stalin to sign the Nonagression pact ran over a bunch of smaller, inferior (militarily) countries using Blitzkreig, Air Power and great generalship, bypassed Maginot Line which was France's only defense and then France caved. Then RAF defeated the Luftwaffe in the Batte of Britian, Pearl Harbor happened the US entered the war they invaded Russia and the war was over in four years (1942 - 1945) Beaten in the Air Beaten in North Africa beaten in Russia beaten in Europe.
2007-05-02 10:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They utilized a strategy now called the Blitzkrieg. (this is the tactic used by the American military to this day)
step 1: Bomb all power plants water treatment and defensive positions.
step 2: Heavy artillery and tanks to take out most remaining defensive emplacments
step 3: Infantry goes through and cleans up.
Understand this tactic was being used when most European countries still thought with the mindset of WW1 that all battles will be in a certain area with armies facing and attacking head on. The Blitzkrieg was as revelutionary an idea as the Atomic bomb. It forever changed the way every country goes to war.
2007-05-02 10:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by Rek T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way. They declared conflict on Britain which i do not think concerning the French doing. Any French personality will be offended with the help of the theory that they were an 'best pal' of Nazi Germany. they were below a puppet authorities run from Vichy. The Italians finally surrendered to the Allies - yet maximum valuable on condition that they were dropping and finally ditched Mussolini - although now no longer quickly adequate. You really do favor to get slightly clearer photo of what develop into once going on.
2016-11-24 21:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, they weren't unbeatable by definition since they lost the war. However, Germany had great initial success due to: use of fast moving armored tanks, coordination of air and ground attacks, concentrated attacks on enemy weak points to break through enemy lines whereas the French and British tended to spread out their forces, an excellent core of commanders, and comparatively weak opponents at the beginning of the war (Poland, Czechoslovakia, even Russia in 1940 were very underdeveloped militaries.
2007-05-02 10:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by carlos705 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
actually no,
Poland was not a little country it had 30million people living in it.
France had more advanced weapons and technology than the german army.
the countries under siege from the blitzieg were France,Poland,Denmark,Belgium,Netherlands,Norway,Luxembourg.
together these countries had populations way above germany.
Germany massed there armys together and had tanks charging in like calvary and dive bombers tearing up the battlefields.
France at the time who had superior numbers and weapons were poorly led and defended the wrong area,
Germany came through Belgium.
the german army performed very well under huge odds, and nearly pulled off a huge upset.
it underestimated the soviet union who won the war
2007-05-02 12:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Correction, at first they were unbeatable, and that is because they had the most advanced weapons, and they had great tactics such as Blitzgrieg, however those advanced weapons cost them far to much money and they also soon abandoned there tactics, put quite simply the ran out of money and resources to fund there war effort.
2007-05-02 11:28:31 · answer #6 · answered by coviekiller5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During WWII ( or actually before it started) Germany took over almost all of Europe because of Europes weakened military forces, And germanys ability to use what ever method was needed to win.
had they not gotten the US invovled in the War there would be no France or Poland or anything but Germany today.
2007-05-02 10:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
superior tactics, training and equipment in the beginning of the war
like the blitzkrieg for Ex
2007-05-02 10:28:29 · answer #8 · answered by Nick F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they spent more time on military developement than anyone else. they used the jews as test subjects to find better ways to kill people. hitler not only wanted to rule the world he also had a plan to do it.
2007-05-02 10:20:50 · answer #9 · answered by FengHuaXueYue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't have the media following them around all day saying what animals they were. Also, the leaders were feared and nobody in Germany would have dared stir up rebellion against the authority.
However, they didn't count on us getting involved in the war.
2007-05-02 10:12:26 · answer #10 · answered by Athena 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋