Oof, difficult to answer for me, but here is what I remember from school hope this helps somewhat. There was a Proto-Germanic Pegan religion based on Norse religion. Rome did bring Christianity and over time Germany converted to Roman Catholicism. Martin Luther did kick off the split between evangelical and catholic Christianity. I would guess the Jewish faith did come with immigration from other lands way back in time, maybe roman times or early middle ages if I would need to guess. This is the best I can do, I hope some expert is in the comments and give a better answer :).
“How were they competent at all, if this was their thinking?” They weren’t, which is why they lost. They handicapped their own war effort by driving out many of their best scientific minds, and the war economy was incredibly corrupt and inefficient (too many different variants and parts to streamline production of tanks and planes, no widespread implementation of the assembly line, a large amount of women working on small, inefficient rural farms instead of replacing men in industrial roles like the other countries at war, massive amounts of cronyism, a parasitic economic system which needed to constantly pillage other nations of their wealth to stave off total collapse, etc). The biggest way their ideology cost them was by ruling out the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe as potential allies against the Soviet government. I could go on, but the point is they screwed themselves with their mismanagement of the country long before the major battles of the war took place. The invasion of the Soviet Union was always going to fail because the economic and logistical foundations supporting it were rotten.
They also had severe manpower shortages by 42 and 43, I doubt that even if they had a good industry and scientific community they'd magically win while fighting pretty much the entire world.
@AlterExo_ By the time the manpower shortages became relevant it was already over. Even if winter never came and the weather stayed perfect forever, the Wehrmacht lacked the logistics to surround and capture Moscow. Keep in mind this was a city larger than Stalingrad, which the Soviets had months to prepare for a siege. It would be simultaneous urban warfare combined with repelling constant Soviet counterattacks attempting to break the encirclement of the city. Key government functions had already been shifted to Kuibyshev (even farther out of Germany’s reach) and the whole debacle would almost certainly have ended with the exhausted and overstretched German army being flanked and destroyed in a manner similar to Stalingrad (keep in mind, in our timeline they were crumbling before they even reached the outskirts of Moscow). Then armchair generals the world over would be talking about how stupid it was for them to aim for Moscow to this very day (which is probably true, they really needed to sever the Soviets from their oil supply in the south to even the odds and put pressure on the Soviet war economy. Although contrary to popular belief, the amount of oil Germany could have gotten from the Caucuses in the short term was next to nothing, it would mainly be about denying the enemy a crucial resource.) Wow, this comment is insanely long. 😅 Props to anyone who actually finds this stuff interesting enough to read it.
@@hyperlinkblocked5659 I highly doubt that even if the germans somehow had a massive advantage, took Moscow, Leningrad, Stalingrad, the Caucasus etc, that they'd win against the soviets and the allies. The soviets surrender highly unlikely. I believe the soviets would fight until the bitter end in the urals and the siberian wastelands. Even if the soviets did capitulate all that means is that the germans would be the first country to get nuked. Idk it just seems like there was never a chance for the germans, even if everything went right for them.
they lost because they don't have the resource they the allied had, most of their top leadership are competent enough included hitler, watch tikhistory hitler obvious have strategic mind but their inteligence also suck ass thought thats that but to say they aren't competent is just wrong
Hitler wasn't actually a vegetarian. He didn't eat much meat, but it wasn't for ethical reasons. He wasn't able to digest meat properly, and it made him sick, but he did partake occasionally. He also did drink rarely, but similarly had digestive issues with alcohol. He was known to sample high wuality liqor and wine when offered by officials close to him and even had ultra low abv beer specialy made for him. He also didnt have nearly as much of a moral opposition to alcohol as many say, he kept fully stocked liquor capinets for his staff and guests. He used his issues to project an image of health and willpower very successfully, however.
Oof, difficult to answer for me, but here is what I remember from school hope this helps somewhat.
There was a Proto-Germanic Pegan religion based on Norse religion. Rome did bring Christianity and over time Germany converted to Roman Catholicism. Martin Luther did kick off the split between evangelical and catholic Christianity.
I would guess the Jewish faith did come with immigration from other lands way back in time, maybe roman times or early middle ages if I would need to guess.
This is the best I can do, I hope some expert is in the comments and give a better answer :).
“How were they competent at all, if this was their thinking?”
They weren’t, which is why they lost. They handicapped their own war effort by driving out many of their best scientific minds, and the war economy was incredibly corrupt and inefficient (too many different variants and parts to streamline production of tanks and planes, no widespread implementation of the assembly line, a large amount of women working on small, inefficient rural farms instead of replacing men in industrial roles like the other countries at war, massive amounts of cronyism, a parasitic economic system which needed to constantly pillage other nations of their wealth to stave off total collapse, etc). The biggest way their ideology cost them was by ruling out the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe as potential allies against the Soviet government.
I could go on, but the point is they screwed themselves with their mismanagement of the country long before the major battles of the war took place. The invasion of the Soviet Union was always going to fail because the economic and logistical foundations supporting it were rotten.
They also had severe manpower shortages by 42 and 43, I doubt that even if they had a good industry and scientific community they'd magically win while fighting pretty much the entire world.
@AlterExo_ By the time the manpower shortages became relevant it was already over. Even if winter never came and the weather stayed perfect forever, the Wehrmacht lacked the logistics to surround and capture Moscow. Keep in mind this was a city larger than Stalingrad, which the Soviets had months to prepare for a siege. It would be simultaneous urban warfare combined with repelling constant Soviet counterattacks attempting to break the encirclement of the city. Key government functions had already been shifted to Kuibyshev (even farther out of Germany’s reach) and the whole debacle would almost certainly have ended with the exhausted and overstretched German army being flanked and destroyed in a manner similar to Stalingrad (keep in mind, in our timeline they were crumbling before they even reached the outskirts of Moscow). Then armchair generals the world over would be talking about how stupid it was for them to aim for Moscow to this very day (which is probably true, they really needed to sever the Soviets from their oil supply in the south to even the odds and put pressure on the Soviet war economy. Although contrary to popular belief, the amount of oil Germany could have gotten from the Caucuses in the short term was next to nothing, it would mainly be about denying the enemy a crucial resource.)
Wow, this comment is insanely long. 😅
Props to anyone who actually finds this stuff interesting enough to read it.
@@hyperlinkblocked5659 I highly doubt that even if the germans somehow had a massive advantage, took Moscow, Leningrad, Stalingrad, the Caucasus etc, that they'd win against the soviets and the allies. The soviets surrender highly unlikely. I believe the soviets would fight until the bitter end in the urals and the siberian wastelands. Even if the soviets did capitulate all that means is that the germans would be the first country to get nuked. Idk it just seems like there was never a chance for the germans, even if everything went right for them.
they lost because they don't have the resource they the allied had, most of their top leadership are competent enough included hitler, watch tikhistory hitler obvious have strategic mind but their inteligence also suck ass thought thats that but to say they aren't competent is just wrong
Hitler wasn't actually a vegetarian. He didn't eat much meat, but it wasn't for ethical reasons. He wasn't able to digest meat properly, and it made him sick, but he did partake occasionally.
He also did drink rarely, but similarly had digestive issues with alcohol. He was known to sample high wuality liqor and wine when offered by officials close to him and even had ultra low abv beer specialy made for him. He also didnt have nearly as much of a moral opposition to alcohol as many say, he kept fully stocked liquor capinets for his staff and guests.
He used his issues to project an image of health and willpower very successfully, however.