If Hitler hadn't micro-managed every part of his war..........?

Question

Do you think his demise would have been delayed?

He never took the advise of his Generals.
eg: delaying the production the Me 262 fighter until1944 which was at least 100 miles an hour faster than anything the rest of the world had
also delaying the Sturmgewehr 44 for two to three years
That was just weaponry.

I agree he deserved to die. I am not asking that.
I guess I am wondering why he was An Idiot as well.

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Answer 1

minimally... if at all... advice of his generals was ignored, but in the final accounting, it would not have mattered as a war on two fronts was unsustainable. Also, the fuel needed to run the war machine was scarce and that made all the difference. The only good that came out of that is Germans virtually inventing and commercializing fuels from coal.
Me262 was indeed ahead of its time, but the Supermarine Spitfire was pure magic and the Merlin12 powering it was a work of art, speed was not everything Lizzy, the Spit would have given the Me a nasty run for its money as it was much more manouverable. The main battle tank (Panther) the Germans had was indeed superior (armor), but the numbers produced were no match for what the Russkies were cranking out. The gun on the tank was also a problem, as it was too powerful, the projectile would often hit a building and penetrate it, then explode on the other side... not good. It had other numerous problems. German intelligence was so poor that allies knew their battle plans before their field commanders could receive them from Berlin.
But perhaps there is another angle which a lot of people ignore, Hitler was on a path to build a 1000 year Reich by brutally subjugating, murdering and conquering the world. Such tactics *never* work in the long run, why ? He was not fighting peoples but rather an idea, and that idea is freedom and right to self determination. Peoples can be conquered and killed easily, the ideals and ideas are indestructible as they transcend human beings and can not be killed.
The straw that broke the camel's back in terms of demoralizing the German Wermacht ? the occupation of Leningrad, it was all over after thay failed to capture it.

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Answer 2

That's an interesting point, but remember that Germany had overextended its resources drastically by the time it would have made a difference to the outcome. Even if they made better technology faster, they could only produce a handful compared to the Allied forces. It was the same with tanks - they had so few, but so much better than the Allied tanks, but couldn't press that advantage indefinitely. They didn't have enough resources, manpower, or production.

If the Me 262 came out in, say, 1942, while they were already committed - two years' production would have been, what, 200 planes total? And at the cost of producing something else. Plus the re-tool time production delay. Remember, we aren't talking about 2000's manufacturing philosophies. Changeovers took time and resources, and lack of production numbers would have made Germany lose faster - they needed fast planes, yes, but having more planes held us off longer.

Answer 3

If Japan had not attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. would not have entered the war quite so quickly.
Hitler was already working on heavy water, and the A-bomb.

So...good chances are, that had he not been a raving lunitic, trying to create the perfect race and waited until he had the world in his hands he would have had the A-bomb to use on us, as he had no use for the northern hemisphere.

GOD does work in mysterious ways, and sometime not so much or a mystery. Hitlers biggest mistake was condeming the JEWS. His Generals agreed with GOD, but Romel was an example of what happens when you cross a lunitic and fail.

Answer 4

Maybe by a little. But his country helped speed the process of losing, too. German equipment, especially their tanks, tended to be overengineered. The Panther, probably the best tank of the war when it was running, had transmission problems and broke down a lot. And it took too long to manufacture. While the Soviets cranked out T-34's by the thousands.

And, German intelligence services were notoriously lame. The British and Soviets were constantly able to fool them regarding dispositions and intent. They never realized that the British were reading their codes and that every spy they parachuted into England was arrested almost before he hit the ground and most of them were turned. They never found the dozen or so Soviet moles in their High Command, as a result of which, the Russians had the German Battle Plans for the crucial Battle of Kursk WEEKS before the German Commanders did and were able to build their defenses accordingly.

Arrogance starts at the top. But eventually it works it's way down through the People.

Answer 5

Hitler became his own worse enemy despite the competent advise of Generals. As the war continued on two fronts, increasingly he became mentally in-stable and even more controlling. I don't think the demise would have been delayed because Hitler had absolute power, he would have found another way to destroy himself and Germany. In hindsight, particularly as a military strategist, we now see the rationale could not explain his irrational behavior. He was a greater enemy to himself than he was to any country or people. Regardless of the variables, he could have still killed himself on the same day and time.

Answer 6

If he had let the Generals run the war it would have been a totally different store.
In the late 30's the German atomic program was ahead of the rest of the world. If he hadn't pulled the plug, they may have been first to develop the bomb.

Many of the scientists went to the US, and the rest is what we now say is 'History'

Answer 7

So many good and thoughtful answers here, it is hard to add to them. But I shall attempt to throw in my 2 cents in a worthwhile manner.

I agree with Dune quite a bit that if Hitler, the generals and Germany herself had been a little smarter and more patient, they would have had the atomic bomb first and then ruled much of the world. Doubtful it would have been any real lasting success, but yes, with the threat of nuclear bombs, he could have puled it off until we got one unless he got us first.

The end of Hitler would have been delayed, but still inevitable. You should check out a good book called SS GB. It shows what may have happened if Hitler took over Great Britain. Good, "What if....?" book.

Answer 8

It goes to show what happens when you let a former Austrian born corporal run the German Military!!!

Also a basic understanding of the subject of military history would have warned him what awaited his troops if they did not succeeded on the Eastern Front before Winter Set in.

The callous disregard for the 6th Army at Stalingrad, says alot about his "military genius".

Answer 9

I believe his death would have been delayed, by how long is hard to say but we would have got him. Unfortunately at the cost of the lives of many more good blokes
Hitler was one of those people who needed killing, a pity he wasnt captured and handed over to the people in the death camps to deal with

Answer 10

I believe hitler did what he did and was beaten all for a reason, someone that is that cruel to other people should not even come to power. He got what he deserved and so did saddam.