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Wolfshook · 06-22-2001, 12:20 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ragnar:
The main reason he didn’t, was the allied bombing of Germany. The intention with the bombing was to destroy the German war industry. There was a side effect of these bomb raids, and I ‘m not sure that the allied forces were aware of that before after the war.

Hitler was forced to keep a major part of his army back in Germany in order to maintain the air defense. These raids were very unpredictable, and to keep a strong defense all over Germany you need “tons” of soldiers.

Source: Albert Speer. “ A prisoners diary”.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

??The Luftwaffe maintained all air defense in Germany...the army didn't. Although very good at air defense, the Luftwaffe were not soldiers. Seeing how the Luftwaffe field divisions did on the Eastern Front, I find it hard to believe that Hitler lost, because the Luftwaffe was defending against bombing raids?

Maybe I've misunderstood, but the bombing raids didn't hold any soldiers behind the lines. Things like partisan activities ate away at Germany's manpower.

Maybe you mean the attrition on Germany's pilots? Allied bombing did nothing to stop Germany's war production. It was higher in 1944 than at any other time. However, allied bombing wore down the Luftwaffe's fighter pilots, and ate away at their strength day by day. At the beginning of D-Day, the Luftwaffe on the Western Front was non-existent.

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Wolfshook is Offline Senior Member Posts: 363 Join Date: Jan 2002	06-22-2001, 12:20 AM <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ragnar: The main reason he didn’t, was the allied bombing of Germany. The intention with the bombing was to destroy the German war industry. There was a side effect of these bomb raids, and I ‘m not sure that the allied forces were aware of that before after the war. Hitler was forced to keep a major part of his army back in Germany in order to maintain the air defense. These raids were very unpredictable, and to keep a strong defense all over Germany you need “tons” of soldiers. Source: Albert Speer. “ A prisoners diary”.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ??The Luftwaffe maintained all air defense in Germany...the army didn't. Although very good at air defense, the Luftwaffe were not soldiers. Seeing how the Luftwaffe field divisions did on the Eastern Front, I find it hard to believe that Hitler lost, because the Luftwaffe was defending against bombing raids? Maybe I've misunderstood, but the bombing raids didn't hold any soldiers behind the lines. Things like partisan activities ate away at Germany's manpower. Maybe you mean the attrition on Germany's pilots? Allied bombing did nothing to stop Germany's war production. It was higher in 1944 than at any other time. However, allied bombing wore down the Luftwaffe's fighter pilots, and ate away at their strength day by day. At the beginning of D-Day, the Luftwaffe on the Western Front was non-existent. ------------------ 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Landstorm Nederland "Meine Ehre heißt Treue"