Germany´s defeat in WW2

bradclark1 · 03-07-07, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

The relevance is, the Germans were forced to surrender when in fact really, Germany was not beaten was it? So as a result several years later Hitler comes along and wham! More fighting.

I think you need to pick up any history book of WW1 and read it.

melnibonian · 03-07-07, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

The relevance is, the Germans were forced to surrender when in fact really, Germany was not beaten was it? So as a result several years later Hitler comes along and wham! More fighting.

I think you need to pick up any history book of WW1 and read it.

I have the feeling that Mrs Grey is talking about the harsh terms of the Versailles Treaty. In WWI Germany lost but the terms imposed on them were not proportional to the level of their defeat. The German General Staff claimed throughout the 1920s and 30s that Germany was not defeated and that the communists betrayed the Empire, but that of course was a lie. Germany did not suffer the devastating and total defeat though that the peace terms were implying, but did lose the war (or as a number of Generals thought the 1st Half of the match).