How well did the Germans make use of occupied France aero industry?

Nodeo-Franvier said:

France will almost certainly pull a WWI Romania then

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I don't know. Romania was in a pickle in 1917-18. Whereas France in 1940, with an armistice with Germany and then a full German withdrawal from French territory is a different thing. By now Britain has attacked the French navy in North Africa and has few friends in Paris. Beyond pride, what does France gain by now declaring war on Germany, or by allowing Britain to use French territory to attack Germany? IMO, securing Germany's western border and then going full out for Russia was the best plan.

Admiral Beez said:

IMO, securing Germany's eastern border and then going full out for Russia was the best plan.

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* France is to the west *

Unfortunately, with the state of the German economy in 1940, the option of Germany just pulling out of France was pretty much nil. They needed to loot France to keep Germany going.

Adam Tooze's book The Wages Of Destruction is very good on this.

Ascent said:

Unfortunately, with the state of the German economy in 1940, the option of Germany just pulling out of France was pretty much nil. They needed to loot France to keep Germany going.

Adam Tooze's book The Wages Of Destruction is very good on this.

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Paul Kennedy states the same in Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. Nazi Germany needed hard currency.