If the Germans had the same suicidal fanaticism the Japanese did how much longer would it have taken for the allies to reach berlin?

>>57914588 (OP)

They would have gotten there faster because more germans would have died more quickly as a result

And yet the Germans fought to the end while the Japanese got upset over a few bombing raids and having to seriously fight the Soviets for a change

>>57914588 (OP)

No, when the Germans failed to take Moscow in 1941 it was over. The sensible thing to do would have been to not commit fucking war crimes from the Polish border up to the outskirts of Moscow, attempt to kill as many Soviet soldiers as possible, destroy all lines of communication and fall back to about the current day Belarusian-Russian border. At point they should have sued for peace with the threat that if the war continued the Russian people would be exterminated. Best case they keep Poland and a chunk of the USSR and Hitler goes down as one of the greatest military minds to ever live.

>>57914588 (OP)

a few hours, maybe half a day

>>57914588 (OP)

>expending valuable manpower and personnel in one-way attacks instead of withdrawing 

war would have been shorter and more intense as each defensive pocket has to be reduced totally but they will run out of reserves much faster



the only reason it took so long to take germany was because they had committed totally to the defensive and were willing to give ground for time up until they had no land left to give

>the only reason it took so long to take germany was because they had committed totally to the defensive and were willing to give ground for time up until they had no land left to give

What the fuck are you talking about? Germany made constant attempts to attack for the entire war.

>What the fuck are you talking about?

germans were on the strategic defensive in the latter half of the war

they were aware they couldnt win by 1944 and had began focusing on defense



>Germany made constant attempts to attack for the entire war.

germans would make tactical counter-attacks but they knew the initiative was lost and were just stalling 

the battle of the bulge shows exactly why offensives that late in the game was dumb, it wasted valuable reserves that would have prolonged the war by a few months

>they were aware they couldnt win by 1944 and had began focusing on defense

They were out of the war by 1943 and pissed away their few intact divisions. Their "defensive" planning in 1944 or 1945 was irrelevant.



>the battle of the bulge shows exactly why offensives that late in the game was dumb

The battle of the bulge is also kinda irrelevant, you should research what happened on the eastern front for the full "Hitler was a fucking moron" experience.

>>57914588 (OP)

Germany fought more to the bitter end than Japan. Mainland Japan wasn't even invaded.
