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Lets start a discussion of what would be needed to make Germany win WW2. Most think a German WW2 victory is nearly impossible or even totally ASB. With some slight changes in history it could have happened. Here's what I think could help Germany win:

1. More intelligent Hitler with more political and military insight or a dead Hitler who gets replaced by someone more competent. Hitler was renowned for his ability to make silly mistakes such as: fighting a war with the USSR, the US and Britain at the same time, not allowing his generals to make retreats when necessary, appointing incompetent people on important posts, oppressing the Ukrainians who initially saw the Germans as liberators, bombing British cities instead of military targets thereby allowing the RAF some breathing space and the disaster at Stalingrad.

2. Goering has to be removed. He was a nitwit. He only cared about getting rich and getting rich fast. He was corrupt and mismanaged the Luftwaffe. Not that the Luftwaffe was bad but it could have been much better. He failed to invest in innovations such as radar and droptanks among others. Under his command the Luftwaffe never really developed a proper long range bomber unless you count the Heinkel He-177 which was prone to engine failure. To make things worse he actively hindered the completion of Germany's only two aircraft carriers (the Graf Zeppelin and the Peter Strasser) which he saw as a threat to his authority. Furthermore he did nothing to stop corruption.

A timeline has been done about Goering dying in 1935 btw. It resulted in a German victory in the Battle of Britain in 1940. Britain however reentered in '43 in that TL and Germany eventually gets nuked in '47. The timeline sadly stops in 1940 so we don't get to know how that happens :(.

3. Win the battle of Britain. This one is connected with number 2. With a competent person like Von Richthofen or Kesselring in charge the Luftwaffe's chance of winning is a lot better. If Germany succeeds then Britain is screwed. As a result Germany can throw everything at the USSR. And because Britain is out Italy won't need as much help. Operation Barbarossa can therefore start on schedule in mid-May 1941 instead of the 22nd of June. The Germans can therefore reach Moscow before winter begins.

4. Allow retreats when necessary to avoid disasters such as Stalingrad.

5. Keep America out of the war. With no lend lease ships to torpedo after a British surrender that's easy. Germany could also stab Japan in the back (like they have never stabbed anybody in the back before XD) or not make an alliance with them at all. If Hitler lets his racism take over for a minute it could happen. He might say they are yellow Untermenschen
and that they're unworthy of an alliance with Germany.

6. Don't invest in useless projects as the V1 and V2. Their only use was terrorbombing which only strenghtened the British will to fight. Without Britain in the war they're entirely useless. Instead invest in nuclear weapons heavily from 1934 onward and DON'T scare off jewish scientist such as Teller, Szilard and Einstein. A more intelligent Hitler could perhaps shuv his ideology aside if somebody tells him how powerful nukes can be.

7. Go to warproduction early on.

8. Squash the British at Dunkirk.

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Here are my thoughts. What do you think?
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