The problem with "eugenics" as it was at the time, is that absent the discovery of DNA and the "genetic code" the whole bit was based on phenotypes and moonshine. OTL we can isolate a large number of specific genes that cause specific problems, of course we can't yet map things like intelligence, longevity (as opposed to causes of decreased lifespan), athletic ability and so forth which are more complex than point mutations. All that is before the "racial" elements of eugenics were tossed in.
The Anglo/American - Nazi War
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Or just the opposite happens: the A4 space mining is successful, but result in economic crash as it drove the prices of raw materials down to the level the economy can't handle.
nbcman
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Hitler's tomb was in Berlin but was destroyed per this post from the Author which was in response to two other posts:
Calbear puts it at about 800K https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...merican-nazi-war.140356/page-276#post-4925582
Geon
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The U.S. lost 800,000 which is more then any of its other wars. Combined with the casualties to the UK, Canada, and Australia I can understand the reasoning behind the A4's actions in the post war timeline i.e. never again!
Also, I am guessing that Memorial Day and the day for the end of World War II probably take on a somber significance in TTL.
Also, I am guessing that Memorial Day and the day for the end of World War II probably take on a somber significance in TTL.
What does nazi military technology look like at the end of the war? Obviously we saw SLBMs and mach 2 cruise missiles, so is it more advanced than 1960s technology OTL?
Also, I feel like morale and wartime protests would eventually seek one side to attempt to develop a peace agreement, no matter how much anger is in the air. Is there a specific reason that didn't happen?
Also, I feel like morale and wartime protests would eventually seek one side to attempt to develop a peace agreement, no matter how much anger is in the air. Is there a specific reason that didn't happen?
nbcman
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In AANW Nazi Germany? Not likely. There were a series of defections / peace treaties that were signed after the US and UK nuke attacks (see post 3383) but the Nazis weren't giving up and didn't give up after they were turned into a radioactive, chemically soaked, virulent hell hole in places (Nuremberg & Berlin). The Allies kept up the fight because they couldn't trust the Germans not to strike again.
Bookmark1995
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Also, the German people apparently lived so well during the 1950s ceasefire, that many Germans were convinced the war against Nazism would be a brief disruption, after which they could return to their bread and circuses.
what about the allies? 800k+ casualties from the US, and untold destruction and casualties from the British over the course of 20ish years of continued war must have started to convince some people.
Geon
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Any attempts to protest the war on the Nazi side would have been quickly doomed to failure with the protestors disappearing in the night and never being heard again.
On the allied side between the St. Patrick's Day raid, the attacks with nerve agents on London that resulted in the deaths of the royal family, the discovery of the massive genocide and slave labor plantations going on behind the German lines, and the fanatical resistance of the Nazis every step of the way I don't see any room for negotiation here except complete and unconditional surrender.
That was in: "How silent fall the cherry blossoms" https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/how-silent-fall-the-cherry-blossoms.280585/
Ah, that one. The first TL I read here on the site if I remember right.
Bookmark1995
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It was only when American troops were knocking on German doors that many Germans actually considered mass surrender.
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I would imagine what has occurred ITTL has destroyed the faith of a lot of human beings.
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