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A kick right in the selbstbild (lemmy.world)
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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

I don't think they wanted to do that. I believe the plan was to pressure the UK to make deal and once that was done they'd be free to attack USSR

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 months ago

My understanding is that Hitler always imagined that the UK would be an ally of his: Germany would be the superpower on the European continent, the UK would have its overseas empire.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

Should've known the Brits were way too proud for that hah

[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Also, how are you supposed to keep control of an overseas empire without a strong seat of power? Even after winning the war the Brits still lost it.

[-] Im_old@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Doesn't seem to have all that popular, especially long term

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Shoutout to the time Oswald Mosley showed up in Liverpool with his fascist nonsense and got a rock to the head lol.

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Hitler was actually an admirer of the British and initially sought an alliance or other non-hostile arrangement. Only when that didn't work he went to war with them

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