Thread: What did Germany need to win the war?
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Old July 14th, 2007, 03:25 PM
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The sudden and devastating strike on Pearl Harbor was a terrible blow for US pride and conversely a huge propaganda coup, as well as a military one, for Japan. Hitler, facing nothing but bad news from the Russian front, wanted in on the good news from Pearl Harbor. Declaring war on the US put Germany into the limelight along with Japan and temporarily, at least, until Hitler could stem the bleeding in Russia, he could distract the German press with news from the Pacific.
Quite possibly. I wonder if though, it had more to do with his megalomania and less about placating Mr Joe Average German, or should I call him Herr Joseph Durchschnitt Deutschlander?
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