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During WWII Germany had an amazing amount of luck; from the start of the invasion of Poland to the fall of France it was one victory after the other. But could we improve upon it and suggest better courses? Lets see:
1) The invasion of Poland was a great success but it came at a price. A lot of men and equipment would be lost. Large numbers of Poles would escape and join the Allies. The Polish Government never officially surrendered and the resistance was one of the largest in Europe. German Blitzkrieg was not used in Poland (to my knowledge) so there could be improvements in tactics too. What happened after the Battle would take time energy and resources OTL that could be used else ware. 2) Could Germany have made better use of the Phoney war? 3) Could the Battle of the Atlantic gone better? 4) Could the invasions of Denmark and Norway have gone better? 5) Could the invasion of the Low Countries have gone better? 6) The Fall of France was also a very lucky time for the Germans. WI Dunkirk wasn't the success it was? WI de Gaulle was captured? Is there anything else that would have gone better? 7) At the Battle of Britain could Germany have concentrated even more on destroying the bases than it did OTL? Could Germany destroy the radar system and would that make light attacks easier? What other changes could Germany make to improve the German position? 8) How could the Western Desert Campaign have gone better? WI Italy takes Malta very early on? Is that possible? From a previous thread I've heard the loss of de Gaulle would strengthen Rommel's attacks. Could Germany have helped more without compromising the defence at the USSR border? 9) Was the Invasion of Greece even necessary? And if it was, how could it have gone better for the axis? 10) Was the Invasion of Yugoslavia even necessary? And if it was how could it be improved? 11) WI Britain didn't have the benefit of breaking the German codes? Either the British couldn't or the Germans upgraded.
I think that will do for now. I'm interested in what people think and if they have any ideas/suggestions.