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Originally Posted by Kaptlt.Endrass
This question has been bugging me for such a long time that I have to ask it.
If you were to cause a possibly war-changing event, could it affect the outcome. I'm talking along the lines of saving the Bismarck, putting a huge hole into D-day operations with a Type XXI, or critically damaging an invasion force to the point where it would not work.
Just something so radical that it might change the war. I know it is highly unlikely for any of this to happen, but...
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It's the opinion of almost all military historians that Germany lost the Second World War on the Eastern Front. That's where according to postwar studies, 80% of Wehrmacht losses took place. The U-Boat effort as a whole had a negligible effect on the war in the Soviet Union. So, no matter how well they do, Germany still likely loses. Frankly, it can be argued that the overall effect of the U-Boat war, was that by tying up Allied shipping and resources it set back the date of D-Day and ensured that more of Europe fell under Stalin's influence.