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Germanys Failures in World War Two

In 1939, German forces controled by hitler began taking over European

countries, which had sparked the start of World War Two. Due to Hitlers

suicidal death, it is complicated for us to know what Hitlers exact stragaties

and plans were. However, we can tell from all the unfortunate events thatoccurred that some of Hitler's mistakes could have been avoided and he

would have been successful in taking over Europe. Hitler needed to notice

that there was always one reason why Germany had always lost the war and

they also needed to understand and learn how to effectively plan a war. Some

issues that kept Germany from victory included how the Germans broke their

non-aggression pact with Russia and how geographically, Germany had no

chance to overcome the strong forces coming from both sides of the country.

Also, Germany was not able to select their alliances wisely during World War

Two, which had an enormous impact on the overall outcome. It is now obvious

as to why Hitler could not win this battle of World War Two.

First off, Bernard Law Montgomery, A British General stated: "The

Germans should have thought of some of these things before they began the

war, particularly before attacking the Russians. As stated in the quote

above, it was not a wise choice for Germany to make an attempt to invade

Russia. Germany may have been extremely powerful and have advanced

weapons and technology, Russia had an enormous army and even more land.

Furthermore, throughout Russias history, no leader was able to invade them.

It was not because of their strength in army, but rather because there was

simply too much land. Hitlers plan to invade Russia got delayed, which made

his attacking period run through the long and dreadful Russian winter. Neither

Hitler nor the soldiers were remotely prepared to face these consequences;

this inconvenient event led the German army into a great failure. Eric Sass

stated that; December 1941, millions of German soldiers risked death by

freezing. Also, this was an extremely un-wise choice for Hitler to make

because in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression

pact which meant that Germany only had to worry about an attack coming in

from the west side. This meant that he could of have pleaced more men

towards the east to defend Germany. Germany sent over 4.5 million soldiers

over to the Soviet Union where there were a total of 750,000 casualties by

the end of the year, including 300,000 listed as killed or missing in action.

Those brave soldiers had a better chance of living if Hitler had called offOperation Barbosa and simply kept their non-aggression pact with Russia.

Lastly, this would also have helped Germany in winning World War Two

because after Germany lost Operation Barbosa, the Soviet Union fought hard

against Germany and pushed them back into their surrounded country. By

doing this Hitler had split his army in multiple places, which weakened the

strength of the German military. In conclusion, Germanys lack of thinking

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prior to attack's and over confidence led them into losing many soldiers and

losing the trust of Russia. All these reasons contribute in Hitlers failed

attempt to conquer the Soviet Union in World War Two.

Secondly, the geographical location of Germany is extremely

inconvenient because they are surrounded by powerful countries. This gaveGermanys natural enemies the power to starve them and easily demolish

their power. Some people believe that it is impossible for Germany to win a

war because of the uncontrollable fact that all of Germanys enemies border

them. Evidence of this is that Germany always ends up splitting up their

forces while fighting in different battles. For example, there were Nazis

fighting in the Soviet Union as well as in France weakening the German

army3. Previously in World War One, Germany acknowledged this important

factor, which led them into creating the Von-Schlieffen Plan in order to try to

work around the difficulties of fighting several fronts. However, despite their

extensive planning, they failed to avoid fighting two fronts in both World War

One and also World War Two. Its becoming clear that in spite of working hard

and analyzing plans, it will always be impossible for Germany to win a war

because of the unchangeable reality that it is extremely probable for

Germany to have to fight multiple fronts because of their border of enemy

countries; this reinstates the fact that Germany should not have invaded the

USSR. If Hitler had not underestimated the Russians it is believed that he

would have withdrawn his attack on the Soviet Union and focused on the

west side instead of fighting both the west and east side. To sum up, the

Germans geographical situation was not beneficial for their country. With

France on their west and Russia on their east, the German forces were easily

moved back into their homeland. This resulted in problems, includingGermany fighting on multiple fronts.

Thirdly, it is evident that Germany did not have the skills needed to

wisely select alliances. In World War Two, the Axis powers were formed; the

powers included Germany, Italy, and Japan. Germany as a country is not rich

with many natural resources, and it is substantial for a country to have

natural resources in case of a blockade. This resulted in Germany suffering

and thus losing the war. In scenarios such as this, it is very common to make

an alliance with a country that can provide natural resources that are lacking.

In this case, neither Germany nor Japan, Germanys strongest alliance, had

many resources which really impacted their overall performance in World WarTwo. Secondly, Germany's last choice of an alliance, Italy, was not a wise

choice either. During World War One, Italy was part of an alliance

withGermany but when Italy realized Germany was going to lose the war,

they quickly backed out. As many people know, history indeed tends to

repeat itself and Italy had no problem abandoning Germany for a second

time. By doing this, Italy caused the German army to have to split once again

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and try to prevent the Allies from invading Germany. Finally, Germany should

have never attempted to invade Russia, by doing so they broke their non-

aggression pact and this caused them to suffer once again. Russia in return

persuaded the Allies into distracting Hitler on the west coast of Europe while

Stalin, who was the dictator of Russia during World War Two, pushed the

remainder of the German army that was left in Russia back into theirhomeland. To conclude, it is obvious that Germany did not cleverly choose

their allies because Germany and Japan both had no natural resources. It was

not a good idea to make an alliance with Itally because they were not very

trustworthy, and switched sides in the middle of the War. Lastly, as result of,

breaking the non-aggression pact with the USSR, Germany added an extra

enemy trying to defeat them and were basicly alone in the war.

To sup up, because of all of the mistakes that Germany made listed above, it

is obvious why Hitler did not succeed as a dictator, and why Germany was

unable to conquer the rest of Europe. If Hitler did not give an order to the

German army to invade Russia the outcomes of the war might have differed

in Germanys favor. Secondly, if Germany was in a more suitable geographic

location in Europe, it would have increased their likelihood to be the victors of

the war. Another reason why Hitler lost World War Two he did not make strong

alliances with the right countries; if he had, then maybe, Hitler could have

defeated the Allies and succeeded in the taking over Europe. All of these

mistakes were due to the wrong planning of war. Victorious warriors win first

then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win

(Sun Tzu).