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  1. Von Blomberg convinces Hitler to rationalize armament production

    Well, first of all the US did not enter the war in late 1942. Obviously it takes time to for the inevitable defeat of Nazi Germany, just because Germany was able to achieve some degree of military success doesn't mean they could "theoretically" maintain the 1941-1942 situation indefinitely.
  2. Von Blomberg convinces Hitler to rationalize armament production

    Yes, in other words, the war worked for Germany only when the real decisive actions occur within a short time after the start of the war. Which is why the German strategy employed OTL made perfect sense. If it had to face the full might of the UK, US, USSR, it would lose.
  3. Von Blomberg convinces Hitler to rationalize armament production

    No, Germany was never "theoretically" capable of holding off the USA, UK, and the USSR in a long war. It did not have the military-economical potential to do so.
  4. Von Blomberg convinces Hitler to rationalize armament production

    It's not just matter of "sustaining" a long term war, it's about sustaining a long term war and still have a reasonable chance of winning.
  5. Von Blomberg convinces Hitler to rationalize armament production

    They didn't "expect" to fight a long, massive war because the German economy cannot do it, and therefore the only rational way to wage war was to assume short, decisive wars. At every crucial point in the war it was all about an all or nothing charge. In 1940 for example to precipitate a long...
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