How could Hitler have won WW2?

JJayoo wrote: »

What if the Germans had developed the bomb before the allies had joined in?

Azza wrote: »

The events that I believe where in Germany's control that if changed could more likely lead to a German victory are

1. Destroying the British Forces at Dunkirk. Destroying or capturing most of this force "may" have seen the British come to peace terms with the Germans.

This would have several knock on effects. German land forces both men and tanks would take some losses defeating the British, but this would likely be offset by other benefits.

The Battle of Britain would not have to been have fought, meaning the Luftwaffe would have had considerably greater strength for Barbarossa.
The German's would also not have to have fought the Battle of the Atlantic, freeing up more resources for the war with the Soviet Union.
Likewise the German's would not have needed to get involved in the very resource intensive campaign of North Africa, resources in terms of both men, tank and fuel that could of been used against Russia.
The Balkan interlude may not have occurred. Italy would likely still invade Greece and get its ass handed to it but the German's may not have felt the need to intervene if Britain was not providing the Greeks with assistance. I don't believe the Balkan Interlude any significant effect on the outcome of Barbarossa but in this scenario the Germans maybe get to begin Barbarossa three weeks earlier, meaning they may have been in a better position to handle the winter.
I think possibly the most significant effect is the naval blockade of Germany and occupied Europe would come to an end, this would allow Germany to resuming trading with the likes of Venezuela for oil, greatly alleviating the oil crisis Germany was suffering. When it comes to Operation Barbarossa, time and again the German's had to stop as they ran out of fuel, this prevented them advancing further and inflicting even more damage on the Red Army and might of well been able to take Moscow.
While no Lend Lease was sent to the Russians in 1941 a relatively small amount was sent to them in 1942 mostly by the British. With Britain out of the war this doesn't happen.

I don't think taking Moscow wins the war for Germany though as most historians reckon the Russia's would of kept fighting even had they lost Moscow. For the Germans to win they need Moscow and more importantly they need the Caucasus oil fields both to keep themselves supplied with oil and to deny it to the Russians. Even with Britain out of the war and Germany focused solely against Russia I do not believe Germany was capable of taking both in 1941. For geographic reasons they should of focused on Moscow first instead of trying to do both at the same time. Moscow the target in 1941, the Caucasus the target in 1942.

2. Work more closely with Japan and get them to invade the Soviet Union from the east. Its a common belief that when Stalin's spy Richard Sorge in Tokyo informed him that Japan was not intending to attack Russia, Stalin was able to transfer large numbers of troops from Siberia for the counter attack that pushed the Germans back at Moscow. However that's not entirely accurate, as only part of the troops transferred came from Siberia, the majority came from other parts of the USSR and their transfer had nothing to do with Stalin holding them back in the event of an attack by Japan. Even still an attack by Japan may have likely tied down considerably numbers of Russia troops. I'm not sure what the infrastructure and industry would of been like in Eastern Russian and if the Russians would of been willing to give ground there to concentrate on Germany, nor do I really know what Japan's capability would be when it comes to how far they could advance and what territory they could take a hold but it seems plausible enough by a large enough Japanese force along with the German invasion might have simply been too much for Russia to handle.

3. Again with a closer relationship with Japan try to get them to refrain from attacking the USA. Or at the very least if they do attack America, Germany and Italy do not declare war on the USA.

In order for Germany to win they need a way of quickly knocking out Great Britain out of the way, because of their oil situation. Invasion of Britain was beyond their capability, a larger U-Boat campaign takes too long. Winning in North Africa and the Mediterranean most likely does not knock Britain out of the war either. Destroying the British at Dunkirk might not knock the UK out of the war either but at the very least it makes it easier for the German's and Italian's in North Africa as the British would have fewer troops to send there.

saabsaab wrote: »

Mainly true but not sure about the uranium. Much of it was shipped after the war to the US. I was told that some made its way in to the Hiroshima bomb!

saabsaab wrote: »

From NY times article re captured Nazi Uranium

'Now, however, a former official of the Manhattan Project, John Lansdale Jr., says that the uranium went into the mix of raw materials used for making the world's first atom bombs. At the time he was an Army lieutenant colonel for intelligence and security for the atom bomb project. One of his main jobs was tracking uranium.Mr. Lansdale's assertion in an interview raises the possibility that the American weapons that leveled the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki contained at least some nuclear material originally destined for Japan's own atomic program and, perhaps, for attacks on the United States.' https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2019/05/20/the-search-for-lost-nazi-uranium/