The most important battle of WWII

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

That battle was deffinatly intense and led to some of the worst attrocities commited during the war.

 

[reddragon]

It's a hard question to answer, there were so many important battles. I kind of lean toward the battle of Kursk, since it was this battle that took the initiative from the Germans in the east.

 

[mosquitoman]

Atlantic, it could have ended it all in the days after Dunkirk

 

[delcyros]

Umm, in general I agree, but in detail I denie. Yes it proved to be very valid for the allies to bring material to England but even with more subs in 1940/41 the Brits would only develop succesful countermesures for the sub thread more quickly. I don´t see much possibility for the germans to win the atlantic battle. Maybe with type XXI in early 1943 but that is pure fiction...

 

[KraziKanuK]

Sept 1 1939

The start date of the Battle of Poland. No BoP, no WW2.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Sept 1 1939

The start date of the Battle of Poland. No BoP, no WW2.

Well if you put it that way then June 28, 1919 Versailles. No Versailles no WW2.

And as for the battle of the Atlantic. I dont think even with Type XXI or more U-Boots earlier Germany could have won the battle. They needed a much large Navy period.

 

[hellmaker]

sorry for the misstake, Adler, ... I'm shure that Germany presented a threat to USA, but not an imediat one... Hitler would have rebuilt his army before engaging in a war over the atlantic ocean... It could have sustain itself in a war against URSS having no imediat enemy in the west... I'm preaty shure of this...

 

[KraziKanuK]

Did not know the Treaty of Versailles was a battle.

Do you want to go back to the 1870s? Naw, lets go back to Adam and Eve.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Did not know the Treaty of Versailles was a battle.

Do you want to go back to the 1870s? Naw, lets go back to Adam and Eve.

Well, Well, Well, I see some people can not take a joke!

 

[KraziKanuK]

="DerAdlerIstGelandet
Well, Well, Well, I see some people can not take a joke!

Yes I can see that.

 

[cheddar cheese]

The Big Bang. If it wasnt for that, NOTHING would have happened

 

[hellmaker]

The Big Bang. If it wasnt for that, NOTHING would have happened

I seccond this... That was the ultimate battle...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Until the bang comes back and destroys everything that it created.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i personally think it'll be the sun exploding that'll bring about the end of the world...........

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Or how about a Giant Asteroid hitting the earth! That would be the way to go huh!

 

[Erich]

ah ok interesting last couple of posts......

for the Atlantic the Kriegsmarine in some way needed a blocking apparatus designed to knock out Allied sonar. Having your converstations intercepted/knowing your whereabouts for U-booten didn't help either. It was all interrelated. KM didn't have the fuels nor a large enough air to ship co-operation besides the destroyer and larger capital fleet was too few in numbers

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

And did not help that the RN captured a magnetic mine that washed up on there shore and came up with effective countermeasures for it.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yup and don't forget the ol' wimpies with the magnetic rings.......

 

[KraziKanuK]

yup and don't forget the ol' wimpies with the magnetic rings.......

JU 52s had rings mounted as well for hunting mag mines.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

nay oics??

ok that was some of my worst typing ever, believe it or not that's supposed to say "any pics??"