Axis cooperation!
We have had several threads about wich Navy had the best this or that. However I think everyone can agree that the Allied Countries benefited greatly from their cooperation. This includes the British...
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It is striking that Germany cooperated a lot more intimately with Austria in WW1, both on technical and operational matters, than they did with Italy in WW2. Whatever the merits of the "blank cheque,...
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Dave Bender wrote: British and American populace would never have allowed a unification with an anti semitic third reich Anti-Semitism has nothing to do with it. Late 1930s USA and France were...
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Guys If Japan had joined the Axis in war at the same time as Italy did, i.e with France collapsing, then a strike south, although a little more difficult could very likely have forced Britain to make...
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I think the ties between Austria and Germany were a lot to do with them sharing similar blood lines (family) ,the Uk had previously (in the napolionic era) been allies with Prusia ,fighting against a...
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stevep59 wrote:Guys If Japan had joined the Axis in war at the same time as Italy did, i.e with France collapsing, then a strike south, although a little more difficult could very likely have forced...
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Exactly many new units of the Kriegsmarine and IJN were not ready for service so this would have affected Axis performance 1939, likewise RN. The funny thing is as regards IJN there were still...
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No rational or moral person would wish Stalin's rule on Poland and the rest of eastern Europe. I agree and that's a sad commentary on President FDR and PM Churchill at 1943 Tehran Conference.
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Good question about the oil. With Germany not invading the Netherlands until 1940, perhaps the Dutch wouldn't be so quick to cut off the oil at FDR's behest, particularly if a garauntee of respecting...
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ickysdad wrote:stevep59 wrote:Guys If Japan had joined the Axis in war at the same time as Italy did, i.e with France collapsing, then a strike south, although a little more difficult could very...
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Dave Bender wrote: No rational or moral person would wish Stalin's rule on Poland and the rest of eastern Europe. I agree and that's a sad commentary on President FDR and PM Churchill at 1943 Tehran...
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stevep59 wrote:Dave Bender wrote: No rational or moral person would wish Stalin's rule on Poland and the rest of eastern Europe. I agree and that's a sad commentary on President FDR and PM Churchill...
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Skorz wrote:Exactly many new units of the Kriegsmarine and IJN were not ready for service so this would have affected Axis performance 1939, likewise RN. The funny thing is as regards IJN there were...
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stevep59 wrote:Dave Bender wrote:No rational or moral person would wish Stalin's rule on Poland and the rest of eastern Europe. I agree and that's a sad commentary on President FDR and PM Churchill at...
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Skorz wrote:Exactly many new units of the Kriegsmarine and IJN were not ready for service so this would have affected Axis performance 1939, likewise RN. The funny thing is as regards IJN there were...
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"it was the less repulsive and bloodthirsty one that ended up in charge." You sure about that?
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IcelofAngeln wrote:"it was the less repulsive and bloodthirsty one that ended up in charge." You sure about that? In a word, yes. Stalin and the Soviets as a whole probably killed more people but...
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Yes Lord Sempill was considered a traitor ,but he wasn't forced to leave the RN till 1941 which makes one wonder why before the Japanese attacks at the very end of 1941 virtually 1942 the Japanese air...
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Skorz wrote:Yes Lord Sempill was considered a traitor ,but he wasn't forced to leave the RN till 1941 which makes one wonder why before the Japanese attacks at the very end of 1941 virtually 1942 the...
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