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Originally Posted by kermitology
Wow.. Simply amazing photos! I'm a huge second world war buff.. That's simply amazing.
As for Hitler being a genius. No. But he surrounded himself with brilliant people. From propaganda to military might. His general staff were the brilliance that got him to the place he was at the start of the war. His personal belief that he was a brilliant commander is what lost him the war.
Case and point Stalingrad. It was his decision to attack a city for the moral blow it would have to take the city named after the leader of the Red Army. He sent his best troops with the 6th Army, ill prepared them for winter warfare, and refused to allow withdraw when it was clear that the battle wasn't going to be won or won quickly.
The T-71, the Red Army, and the loss in the Eastern front turned the tide of the war. Not to mention the air superiority of the Spitfire in the Battle of Britain.
No, Hitler wasn't a genius in any way shape or form.
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I think another part of Hitler's success is something that to this day, many people still don't like to discuss is that he had A LOT of support in countries that he was fighting against, as well as "neutral" countries. People don't like to talk about it, but even in allied countries, a lot of the common people supported the Third Reich which made occupation fairly easy. It's been somewhat swept under the rug though as many people ignore or outright deny it now.
The United States was happily turning a blind eye to American comapnies doing business with the Nazi's. Many British people were indifferent at first (even disallowing Jewish refugees to enter Britain), and later on, even protested against the war. Hitler was easily able to conquer some countries because the people saw him as a liberator against communists and corrupt governments.