Happy Birthday Hitler!

[rah]

No, but only because I know when my birthday is

[chequita guevara]

Honestly, Hitler wasn't so bad. Had someone like Rommel been in charge instead, the Germans never would have fought a war on two fronts, never would have fallen for a silly trick like Normandy, and never would have chased away all the brilliant Jewish nuclear scientists. Fun!

The two front war was an inevitability. The USSR was preparing to attack the Nazis, with a planned date of 1944-5. I suppose if more resources had been put into North Africa, the Brits could have been knocked out of the war sooner, but given the fact that the Nazis threw 80-90% of their military at the Soviets, I doubt they would have been able to succeed even if the USSR had their undivided attention.

[MikeH]

No, but only because I know when my birthday is

Sure.

[MOBIUS]

The two front war was an inevitability. The USSR was preparing to attack the Nazis, with a planned date of 1944-5. I suppose if more resources had been put into North Africa, the Brits could have been knocked out of the war sooner, but given the fact that the Nazis threw 80-90% of their military at the Soviets, I doubt they would have been able to succeed even if the USSR had their undivided attention.

Only cos Hitler didn't know what he was doing. If I'd have been in charge, the Germans would have won the war, no sweat...

[Lorizael]

The two front war was an inevitability. The USSR was preparing to attack the Nazis, with a planned date of 1944-5. I suppose if more resources had been put into North Africa, the Brits could have been knocked out of the war sooner, but given the fact that the Nazis threw 80-90% of their military at the Soviets, I doubt they would have been able to succeed even if the USSR had their undivided attention.

Germany could have delayed until its non-holocausted Jewish nuclear scientists had built some nukes.

[chequita guevara]

Only cos Hitler didn't know what he was doing. If I'd have been in charge, the Germans would have won the war, no sweat...

Nope. You're Welsh. The Welsh don't know how to win wars.

[David Floyd]

The two front war was an inevitability. The USSR was preparing to attack the Nazis, with a planned date of 1944-5. I suppose if more resources had been put into North Africa, the Brits could have been knocked out of the war sooner, but given the fact that the Nazis threw 80-90% of their military at the Soviets, I doubt they would have been able to succeed even if the USSR had their undivided attention.

Well, I don't know about that. More and more of the Wehrmacht had to be transferred West as time went on - first North Africa, then Sicily/Italy, then the bomber campaign, and finally Normandy. I think we can all agree that the Soviet Union was probably unconquerable by the Germans at the time (although with different decisions made in 1941, such as the decision to go after the Ukraine instead of Moscow, who knows), but I do believe that had the Western Allies not been around or actively fighting, there's just about no way the Soviets could have conquered Germany - they would have bled to death just getting to Poland, IMO. With different German leadership and the ability to conduct an active defense, this is almost certainly true.

[Theben]

Only cos Hitler didn't know what he was doing. If I'd have been in charge, the Germans would have won the war, no sweat...

Only if you were in charge of England.

[KrazyHorse]

I love that Australia will forever be known for basement rapists now.

I can't believe Dale tried to pin it on those nice Euro-types.

[Theben]

We did run a campaign against the English occupiers by blowing up their holiday homes.

The Brits have the decency to attempt to upgrade your swamp and this is how you repay them? Although I can see the merit of attacking your enemy by blowing up stuff in your own country. Keep up the good work!

[KrazyHorse]

Massive explosions probably improve the Welsh landscape.

[MOBIUS]

Well, I don't know about that. More and more of the Wehrmacht had to be transferred West as time went on - first North Africa, then Sicily/Italy, then the bomber campaign, and finally Normandy. I think we can all agree that the Soviet Union was probably unconquerable by the Germans at the time (although with different decisions made in 1941, such as the decision to go after the Ukraine instead of Moscow, who knows), but I do believe that had the Western Allies not been around or actively fighting, there's just about no way the Soviets could have conquered Germany - they would have bled to death just getting to Poland, IMO. With different German leadership and the ability to conduct an active defense, this is almost certainly true.

See, DF basically knows what he's talking about - the Indiana Twins could learn a thing or two from him...

[MOBIUS]

The Brits have the decency to attempt to upgrade your swamp and this is how you repay them? Although I can see the merit of attacking your enemy by blowing up stuff in your own country. Keep up the good work!

Only an Indianan who claims to have an IQ in excess of 100 would come up with such a lame-ass attempt at an insult - there's probably more swamp in your underpants than in all of Wales...

[MOBIUS]

Massive explosions probably improve the Welsh landscape.

A couple of quarries nearby have been flooded to create a nice lakes style nature reserve.

[Unimatrix11]

Massive explosions probably improve the Welsh landscape.

Messines Ridge (welsh miners, building tunnels under german positions, packing them with close to a million pounds of TNT and then blowing them up - completely destroying the position - one of the very few examples of a succesfull allied offensive prior to 1918).