The German air losses over England in the battle of Britain were high, but this had really no strategic value. Unlike Napoleon, Hitler did not have to abandon the invasion because of Gorings failure to gain air supremacy over southern England. Napoleon had to abandon the invasion of England primarily because of Villeneuve`s failure to follow his orders, causing the destruction of the French fleet. Why did Hitler turn to Russia? Well this is not easily explained, as it was a combination of things. But in the end, the thing that brought Napoleon down was the same thing that ended Hitler’s dreams for the third Reich: Space and harsh environment. The problems were many, as were the errors on both sides. Although Hitler never did capture Moscow as Napoleon did, his armies penetrated twice as far, but he did not succeed in the conquest of this vast empire. Although it took the Russians only until April 1814 to get to Paris, it took them 4 long years to reach Berlin, April 1945. As Napoleon, who invaded Russia the 23 June 1812, this step proved as fatal for Hitler’s empire as it did Napoleons’. This was a turning point indeed in all aspects of warfare, although it did not show it all at once. When Hitler launched the invasion of the Soviet Union, Sunday 22 June 1941, the Second World War changed. German Panzer Divisions, Motorized Divisions and PanzerGrenadier Divisions The Air war in the East Production – The Replacement Pool DIRECTIVE 21 Background Briefing Introduction
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