2007-06-20 05:04:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The oil fields in the middle east were not developed by the time WWII started. Although oil had been discovered as early as 1911, the delay in development was caused by WWII. Commercial development didn't get underway until the 1950's. Hitler's sights were set on the fully developed oil fields of the Caucasias and the Ploesti fields in Rumania.
If he had 20-20 hindsight, he would've given Rommel double his armoured divisions and conquered Egypt and the Middle East; he then would've been able to sustain a major war, but that was not in the cards.
2007-06-20 14:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was planning to capture the Middle East in a two part attack:
1) Attack the British colonial possessions of Egypt and march right into the heart of the Middle East. This failed.
2) Overrun the southern portion of the Soviet Union and seize control of Iranian and Iraqi oil supplies. This was thwarted by the Soviets at Stalingrad.
Hitler did gain control of some oil facilities in Romania, but these were destroyed by Allied bombing.
2007-06-20 12:24:18 · answer #2 · answered by The Stylish One 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In 1941 there was a pro-Nazi Germany revolution in Iraq, which was crushed. Then the pro Nazis fled to Iran, which had connections to Nazi Germany, but, already in 1941, the Allies took over Iran too.
2007-06-20 13:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did with Rommel try but the British finally won. You do realize that the majority of the population began then to fight against the US and Britain, they support and fought for Germany.
God Bless The South.
2007-06-20 12:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economies were not totally oil based until after WW2.
2007-06-20 13:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was planning to do so by going through the Soviet Union's border to Iran, but it didn't pan out because he was stopped in eastern europe.
2007-06-20 12:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by gregtkt120012002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He only got as far as Egypt. He may have been very well heading that way but the allies fought him pretty hard in Africa and the desert.
2007-06-20 12:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was kinda busy attempting to build a 'master race'. Had that succeeded, he might have moved on to the Middle East. But, he failed, and bought the farm before he could.
2007-06-20 12:08:52 · answer #8 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he took most of africa which has a big oil suply but then the amircans and alies took it back in opperation:husky
2007-06-20 13:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by John K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering i am his great grandaughter, i figure it was because he was very interrested in what he was already doing, and he killed himself before he had a chance to think about it.
2007-06-20 12:21:11 · answer #10 · answered by kallegirl01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋