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bigrovar:
The german were more concerned about the eastern front in ww2 than UK which was of little strategic value. The idea was to contain the brits (most considered them too down to pose a serious threat - huge mistake) The eastern front is where the juice is. It is where Hitler hoped to create Lebensraum.. Living space for the german race. Unlike other European powers the germans have a very small land mass and very few colonies. Hilter note that to be respected as a world power you need huge land mass. If there is anything Russia has in abundance.. It is land. German were suppose to stroll into the mostly under developed mostly peasant country with little industrial capabilities and a largely under equipped army.. It was suppose to be easy pickings.

Detailed account of the battle of the bulge


https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/battle-of-the-bulge

"I will lead from the front"

Who said this

Who's this nma girl

Nma27:
Shhhhhh.... Focus on ya pastor

I'm seriously shocked that guys take ladies this seriously.

I fuucked a girl so fuucckin hard all thru the night. She gave me different styles and yet I haven't guarantee dating her cos another bae is on my matter which I haven't considered too. Oh I forgot to mention that I went for an official trip.

Now take this advice my brothers: focus on your career!

Women are byproduct. Your career should be your source of fulfilment.

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All those who form good and caring end up ripping me off.....

NwannekaUloma:
maybe u should get usef a good loving caring gf..u will see the difference

Truth be told, all these relationships we start with ladies are seriously pocket draining.

I've not been dating for a while now and my finances have improved.

Although I smash random chics once in a while and get back to my duty post.

So which is better? Girlfriend or randomie?

You're fuckken right man

NaLaugh:
Nigeria will never improve, until Nigerians look inward, and support their local economy.

Small businesses are the backbone of EVERY strong economy.

The heart of a woman is an ocean deep of secrets - Rose (Titanic)

I'm radio-silent

We are at war

World War III will defy conventional methods of engagement.

Frontlines may be non existent.

Just like the battle of kurst (largest tank battle in history) ww3 will be more of air and naval superiority.

Defaramade:
Hmmn, I hope we don't get to that level because war is hell and world war 3 would be extremely brutal in an unprecedented way.

I've learnt alot lately from your posts. Respect!

Defaramade:
Lol, no I'm not a history scholar. It's just as the title of the thread says; I'm an enthusiast of world War II history who has read widely on the various operations, campaigns, battles, timelines and commanders of world War II.

Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a line, 88 miles long, was drawn by Allied officers throughout the Ardennes region. The Ardennes lies in Belgium but also runs through Luxembourg, France, and Germany.

It is very strategically placed and so its history is littered with battles and wars.

Because this area consists of uneven terrain that includes forests, hills, and ravines the Germans had to come up with ways to traverse the region safely and quickly. They managed to find a way to do this and arrived at France to attack Paris in May 1940.

The fighting began at the Normandy landings in June 1944 and did not stop throughout the next months.

By November the decision was made to send hundreds of Allied soldiers to re-equip and rest; leaving inexperienced soldiers to defend the front.

Little did they know what was to come next: 25 German divisions, armed with heavy artillery, as well as two Panzer tank divisions had grouped in the cover of the forests in the Eifel region. It was an area in which it was easy to blend in and hide in plain sight.

Here were a group of 20-30,000 Germans ready to overcome the Allies and push through to Antwerp, Belgium.

Battle of the bulge

The Germans plan of action was to divide the American and British forces in half. This way the Germans could then surround and defeat the Allied armies – forcing the Allies to sign a peace treaty that would favor the Germans terms.

Adolf Hitler believed that once that was complete then the German troops could focus their attention on the Eastern side of the War.

Watch this footage, shown in color, to see the German troops attack via the Ardennes.

Where are other enthusiast in this thread?

Please come and contribute your quota.

You're so vast in this. Are you a history scholar or something?

Defaramade:
Tough one but I'll go for Manstein. His superb tactical astuteness saved the German army from imminent collapse on many occasions in the eastern front (Sevastopol, operation Mars, 3rd battle of Karkhov) while destroying soviet armies that vastly outnumbered them and capturing huge number of soviet POWs.

Between Rommel and Manstein, who was more of a genius?

@defaramade, why were the axis powers occupying North Africa?

I'm just curious.

During the battle of Stalingrad, the life expectancy of a Soviet soldier was 24 hours.

Too much porn

Is Rommel overhyped?

Despite the fact that he lost North Africa, he's still being celebrated by both countrymen and adversaries. Some authors believe that he's the most overrated commander of World War II.

Share your opinion.

Let's discuss Erwin Rommel, the desert fox

Defaramade:
Stalingrad; hugging the enemy tactics propounded by Lt General Vasily Chuikov. Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest (some say it's the bloodiest) battles in history with total casualties on both sides (soviet and german) close to 2 million. Fierce combat raged on relentlessly for the Mamaev Kurgan Hill and the stalingrad train station, the hill changed hands 16 times in the first few days of the battle. The soviets fought bravely and stubbornly against the German assault on stalingrad with heavy casualties on both sides. The soviets lead by Zhukov counterattacked against the Germans and sprung a double envelopment that trapped the german soldiers in the city. Fierce fighting raged on and the commander of the 6th army General Paulus requested permission from Hitler to break our of the encirclement but Hitler refused arguing that the 6th army would never leave Stalingrad and that they would be supplied from the air. The attempt to supply the 6th army from the air ultimately fails, and a rescue attempt by Von Manstein was brushed aside by the Red Army. The 6th army's fate is sealed but the soldiers still fight on while Paulus request to surrender is rejected by Hitler. Hitler then promotes General Paulus to Field Marshall noting that no german field Marshall had ever surrendered before, expecting Paulus to commit suicide. Paulus who was Roman Catholic refused to commit suicide saying "I'm not killing myself for that Bohemian corporal". With the soviets closing in on his headquarters, Paulus' chief of staff went to negotiate surrender terms with the red army. The red army breaks into Paulus' headquarters and inform Paulus that he is now their captive, left with no other choice Paulus submits himself to the Soviets and enters into captivity with the 91,000 remnants of the 6th Army.

Footage of the battle of the bulge


http://m.warhistoryonline.com/whotube-2/stunning-color-footage-of-the-battle_of-thebulge-x-copy.html

"During the battle of Stalingrad the average life expectancy of a Soviet soldier was 24 hours"

Defaramade:
Stalingrad; hugging the enemy tactics propounded by Lt General Vasily Chuikov

The outbreak has different dimensions.

abiolert:
will you agree @ OP that Neville chambalains theory of appeasement was responsible for the outbreak of the 2nd world war?

Exploits of the afrika korps during the North African campaign.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPl3Y-Wgv3Y

Hitler lands in Smolensk Russia-German eastern front



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZpMzfw1jE

Let's share stories, analysis, photos and videos from the North African campaign to the western front and eastern front.