This was incredibly stupid: [URL]https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/europe/italy-man-silicone-arm-vaccine-intl-scli/index.html[/URL].
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This was incredibly stupid: [URL]https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/europe/italy-man-silicone-arm-vaccine-intl-scli/index.html[/URL].
[QUOTE=TheCane;2633540]Goring assured Hitler that he could bomb Britain into surrender. Well, he was wrong, and Germany ultimately lost the air Battle of Britain. The only way to a German victory was to invade as Britain was already on its knees. But, Hitler chose to put off Operation Sea Lion (invasion of the United Kingdom) in favor of Operation Barbarossa (invasion of the Soviet Union). Fool.
We shall never surrender!
Winston Churchill.[/QUOTE]I dislike Nazis but you've got to admire the Germans. The Germans fought the bloodiest military operation in human history which was operation Barbarossa. Incredibly, at the same time the Germans were battling the mighty Russians they were fighting the rest of the then world's superpowers on the western front. They were at war with the Americans, the British and almost the entirety of the rest of Europe. They lost but gave them hell:
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKiLyEuIAPE&list=WL&index=40[/URL]
Germany defeated France, taking more than one million prisoners, in 1940. The Royal Navy scuppered any realistic chance of invading Britain. The Americans only came in after the USA bankrupted Britain and the heavy lifting was done. The Americans gave the least and took the most. Thankfully, the sun is setting on the Evil Empire of the USA. I look forward to them being expelled from Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
[QUOTE=Turgid;2633934]I dislike Nazis but you've got to admire the Germans. The Germans fought the bloodiest military operation in human history which was operation Barbarossa. Incredibly, at the same time the Germans were battling the mighty Russians they were fighting the rest of the then world's superpowers on the western front. They were at war with the Americans, the British and almost the entirety of the rest of Europe. They lost but gave them hell:
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKiLyEuIAPE&list=WL&index=40[/URL][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=TheCane;2633540]Goring assured Hitler that he could bomb Britain into surrender. Well, he was wrong, and Germany ultimately lost the air Battle of Britain. The only way to a German victory was to invade as Britain was already on its knees. But, Hitler chose to put off Operation Sea Lion (invasion of the United Kingdom) in favor of Operation Barbarossa (invasion of the Soviet Union). Fool.
We shall never surrender!
Winston Churchill.[/QUOTE]Operation Overlord made Operation Sea Lion look like kid's play. They would not have stood a chance with the Royal Navy, it would have play out something like the Battle of Britain but quicker with a heavier defeat. They would have been ruined to try anything else and would have had to scale down their ambition.
And Hitler never believed he could do it, quote "On land I am a hero. At sea I am a coward. " They did not have enough surface fleet to support a landing and they were always on the run from the Royal Navy.
[QUOTE=TheCane;2633540]Goring assured Hitler that he could bomb Britain into surrender. Well, he was wrong, and Germany ultimately lost the air Battle of Britain. The only way to a German victory was to invade as Britain was already on its knees. But, Hitler chose to put off Operation Sea Lion (invasion of the United Kingdom) in favor of Operation Barbarossa (invasion of the Soviet Union). Fool.[/QUOTE]Hitler's own generals and admirals did not believe that Operation Sea Lion would succeed. Read the section, "Chances of Success": [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea_Lion[/URL].
Experts of the day (USA, UK, Germany) believed that Russia would fall in a matter of months. These experts appeared clairvoyant in the beginning months of the Barbarossa, but ultimately completely wrong. Hindsight is 20/20.
Colonizing Russia was always Hitler's primary objective. His desire was to exterminate 60 percent of the Russian population. When soldiers know that they will be executed (and not captured), they fight harder rather than surrender. Germany lacked the population or the production capacity to win a protracted war. And their racist ideology prevented them from incorporating much needed manpower.
Hitler could have mobilized Ukrainians to fight on the Axis-side against Russia. Obviously, the death camps were detrimental to the war effort. Manpower that could have been fighting on the frontlines was dedicated to running those camps. Many of academics Jews, and liberal-minded Germans fled Europe (brain drain). And many Jews, who would have otherwise been supporting the war effort as factory workers, were exterminated.
[QUOTE=Turgid;2633934]I dislike Nazis but you've got to admire the Germans. The Germans fought the bloodiest military operation in human history which was operation Barbarossa. Incredibly, at the same time the Germans were battling the mighty Russians they were fighting the rest of the then world's superpowers on the western front. They were at war with the Americans, the British and almost the entirety of the rest of Europe. They lost but gave them hell:
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKiLyEuIAPE&list=WL&index=40[/URL][/QUOTE]They also gave hell to the civilians, especially in Ukraine / Russia, which is not something to be proud about.
[QUOTE=Maxime;2633866]A disco full of sweating, singing and dancing people is more dangerous (from Covid perspective) then a quiet brothel where you only are close to people you go to room with.[/QUOTE]Correct, plus they must realize that a lot of WGs will continue to work from apartments even if it is not legal anymore. The pimps need their money.
[QUOTE=Turgid;2633934]I dislike Nazis but you've got to admire the Germans. The Germans fought the bloodiest military operation in human history which was operation Barbarossa. Incredibly, at the same time the Germans were battling the mighty Russians they were fighting the rest of the then world's superpowers on the western front. They were at war with the Americans, the British and almost the entirety of the rest of Europe. They lost but gave them hell:
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKiLyEuIAPE&list=WL&index=40[/URL][/QUOTE]Most of Germans were not nazi but had no choice to follow nazis or have big problems. Like most of wars, but a very dirty war. When I see Dachau direction when driving to Munich, I remember my grandmother who was young mother, was still afraid of Germans 60 years after, even she didn't go in these shameful deaths from gas camps. While wars, you can see men behavior.
[QUOTE=Chris1791;2633943]Operation Overlord made Operation Sea Lion look like kid's play. They would not have stood a chance with the Royal Navy, it would have play out something like the Battle of Britain but quicker with a heavier defeat. They would have been ruined to try anything else and would have had to scale down their ambition.
And Hitler never believed he could do it, quote "On land I am a hero. At sea I am a coward. " They did not have enough surface fleet to support a landing and they were always on the run from the Royal Navy.[/QUOTE]I agree 100%!
[QUOTE=BigBuddy69;2633977]They also gave hell to the civilians, especially in Ukraine / Russia, which is not something to be proud about.[/QUOTE]Have a look at these casualty numbers. Just shocking, especially for the Soviet Union and China (the brutal Japanese forces knew how to "give them hell" as well). Explains a lot about foreign relations for both Russia and China now. Each nation is determined to never be humiliated by the western powers and Japan ever again (Japan also humbled the Russians in war prior to WW2, on both land and at sea).
[URL]https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war[/URL]
[QUOTE=Sirioja;2633879]I believe in too many deaths, too many people becoming with handicap after covid, many losing their job, and unfortunately not finished yet when vaccines didn't kill spreading.[/QUOTE]And millions of serious adverse vaccine reactions.
[QUOTE=PedroMorales;2633940]Germany defeated France, taking more than one million prisoners, in 1940. The Royal Navy scuppered any realistic chance of invading Britain. The Americans only came in after the USA bankrupted Britain and the heavy lifting was done. The Americans gave the least and took the most. Thankfully, the sun is setting on the Evil Empire of the USA. I look forward to them being expelled from Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.[/QUOTE]Unfortunately the Evil Empire of China would then take their place. So there is that as well. Or the evil empire of EU. Basically power corrupts wherever it goes. Anyone with power cannot be trusted. This is historical facts.
[QUOTE=Mursenary;2633759]Alright Neo, keep fighting the good fight. We NPCs will make the best of this life.[/QUOTE]NPC's don't have life. The programmers needs to get a grip regarding this one.
[QUOTE=Paulie97;2633764]End of story.[/QUOTE]We can agree that your story is quite short. Lacking argumentations? And mixing me up with another person? I twice waited 10 minutes for the morning train at west end in Berlin because the taxis didn't want to take a short ride to Charlottenburg. Can't recall any other incidents of this. Or once I took a taxi only to Friedrichsdorf and waited 15 minutes for the first train to Frankfurt hbf where my hotel was 2 min walk away.
[QUOTE=Pistons;2634036]NPC's don't have life. The programmers needs to get a grip regarding this one.[/QUOTE]The fact that your ego is so hurt by this NPC declaring you unworthy must be quite ego crushing. Weirdo.