Cluefuljewel t1_j7lo7l7 wrote
Reply to comment by TheGreatOneSea in Would the Allies have kept fighting if the axis powers stopped? by Techno-87
I actually never read that hitler needed Russias oil. It makes sense though.
Top_Explanation_3383 t1_j7lw2il wrote
Lack of oil was Germany's biggest problem. It could produce plenty of planes but didn't have the fuel to train pilots properly.
If they still had a decent airforce in 44 Normandy would've have been far far worse
MansfromDaVinci t1_j7mbq29 wrote
The Berlin-Baghdad railway was mostly about getting Germany access to oil, initially for it's navy but by WW2 for it's airforce and army as well. The actions that the British empire took to stymie this are a major contributing reason for WW1
Top_Explanation_3383 t1_j7mmlkq wrote
From what I've read even if Rommel took Egypt and then Iran the oilfields there wouldn't be ready for years. Presumably the same in Iraq.
lorgskyegon t1_j7mvyfn wrote
It's the same reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan, having little in the way of natural resources on the Home Islands, needed to keep conquering territories in the South Pacific. They hoped to bomb the US and then count on anti-war Congress to make peace and keep the US out of Japan's business in the war.
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