10 Biggest Mistakes Germany Made In World War 2

The general idea behind the infamous Blitz which saw a great loss of civilian life and widespread destruction was that the constant threat and reality of bombs falling, especially on the capital, would break the spirit of the British population and they would lose all appetite for war.

Despite the carnage that this wreaked (and not forgetting Allied equivalent actions like the fire-bombing of Dresden), the result was quite the opposite. Amongst the ordinary people on the street, being faced with death from above, loss of life and material goods vaporised before them, the consensus seemed to be that acquiescing to the Germans was no longer ever a viable option. Instead of turning the population against the idea of the war, it instead cemented into them the realisation that defeating this enemy was the only way forward and nothing else would be acceptable.

Especially now in our own uncertain and unfamiliar times, there are many who talk about the “blitz spirit” that sprung up during these most trying years. These brave people who made an effort to not let the worst of situations break them down. Instead, they made what they could of the circumstances, having what fun they could in the bunkers while the bombs rained down.

More than perhaps any of the previous reasons, this was perhaps Germany’s greatest mistake. By putting these people under unspeakable danger and huge pressure, they were forced to unite and instead of breaking the public spirit, they accidentally made them hungrier than they ever were to see the end of the war with German defeat.