- 06 Jan 2014 14:31
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Logistics were limited in Eastern north Africa, however if the Africa Corps had started deploying in July 1940, they may well have been able to break through. Especially if he had deployed more German infantry rather than wasting precious logistical resources on 2nd rate Italian formations. The British ground forces were incredibly weak and overstretched after the fall of France. Hitler needed forceful diplomacy on Vichy and the European neutrals and aggressive use of his forces against Gibraltar, Malta and Egypt, while Britain was reeling from the fall of Norway, the lowlands and France. The fall of Norway and France was a shocking event not just for Britain, but for all the world's leaders. In its immediate aftermath few European leaders would want to gainsay Hitler.
layman wrote:The Spanish would have been even more useless than the Italians.They didn't needed the Spanish armed forces. They just need military access to South Spain and Spanish Morocco in order to attack Gibraltar. The battle of Britain not only gave Britain a huge morale boost but it had a significant effect on the neutrals. At the beginning of July 1940 Hitler's bargaining position was a lot stronger than in October 1940. Even America thought it was a waste of time aiding Britain.
Logistics were limited in Eastern north Africa, however if the Africa Corps had started deploying in July 1940, they may well have been able to break through. Especially if he had deployed more German infantry rather than wasting precious logistical resources on 2nd rate Italian formations. The British ground forces were incredibly weak and overstretched after the fall of France. Hitler needed forceful diplomacy on Vichy and the European neutrals and aggressive use of his forces against Gibraltar, Malta and Egypt, while Britain was reeling from the fall of Norway, the lowlands and France. The fall of Norway and France was a shocking event not just for Britain, but for all the world's leaders. In its immediate aftermath few European leaders would want to gainsay Hitler.
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