After the invasion of Poland was complete, Hitler offered Britain and France a peace deal, what would have been the effect of one or both countries accepting?
So let me see.
They go to war because Hitler invades Poland, so once hes finished they... take a peace deal!!??
Exactly how is this supposed to work!?![]()
Germany is also building you knowProbably better in the long term. Britain and France continue re-arming to the point where they can overtake Germany, most historians place this time around 1941. After this point it's just a matter of time until German defeat maybe even sooner if Hitler still goes ahead with Operation Barbarossa.
Germany is also building you know
Oh and without the shock of 1940, the actual war will still be a diseaster
Germany is also building you know
Oh and without the shock of 1940, the actual war will still be a diseaster
Germany was building up but hit a wall. Not enough resources, having to import steel, which combined with low level of exports ment massive trade imballance and depletion of currency reserves. German industrial output was at maximum and couldn't go on in such extent anymore. Any further expansion was simply spoils, be it Austria (gold, workforce) or CS (factories). Britain and France were just getting started and in addition to their domstic resources (including colonies) had access to US production. Both had either the money to buy stuff or good credit rating to borrow.
By 1939 they were catching up. In addition having to start rearming sooner Germany was stuck with mid-1930s weapons which were becoming obsolete or not up to the task. Which makes Hitler's decission to go to war in 1939 morelogical.