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Originally Posted by Ferich
he could've easily waited a few years and built up his army to the corp that would be needed to fight a large scale conflict with many countries involed.
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Hitler had to strike before 44 as other countries were also re-arming once the Munich crisis was over and they realised what he was up to. Russia and Britain were undergoing speedy re-armament programmes, had he waited a few years the countries that he would be fighting would be a lot more powerful.
[quote:4c51f] You'd see Jet powered planes bombing Warsaw, Riflemen carrying high caliber STG44 variants, huge armadas of King Tigers ( other experimental tanks ) roaming the land, a lot of rockets, and a lot of men in uniform.
This would take a few years to achieve yes, but don't forget the fact that Germany was trying to "do" what I just said in the end days of the war,etc.[/quote:4c51f]
Mostly achieved with slave labour, Hitler only turned to this tactic of wonder weapons once the tide of war had turned and he knew he was losing. Other countries would also be experimenting with wonder weapons. Japan had a jet fighter by the end of the war & so did Britain, albeit with a little help from the ME262.
[quote:4c51f]But at the beginning and slow burning parts of the war industrial nazi-germany was in it's prime.[/quote:4c51f]
Germanys industry reached its height at the same time of the height of allied bombing sometime in 1943/44. Hitler was too afraid to wreck the Nazi economy, with the choice of 'butter or guns'. Hitler chose butter.
Hitler never planned for World War Two, he wanted to get as far as he could diplomatically and then fight a small sharp war which he could win. Once it turned into a World War Germany was lost and at the start he knew this. The first triumphs at the start of the war probably warped his crazy ego enough to underestimate the USA & other allied powers.