The Germans and the Finns were unable to close the ring besieging Leningrad because of Lake Ladoga which , when frozen , became the "Road of Life" allowing supplies to enter into the city .
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Hitler wanted to acquire living space for his so-called Aryan race. Despite popular belief, he did not want to conquer the world or Europe for that matter. He wanted to conquer Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia. He successfully annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia without war. He knew that the wouldn't just give him Poland so he decided to invade it in 1939 cause Britain and France to declare war on Germany. That's how World War 2 started.
Germany is prosperous, alive and well, despite the economic crisis.
The Umayyads were unable to conquer Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, despite several attempts. The Byzantines successfully defended the city using its formidable walls and naval strength.
Because there not germany
The England-Germany referee was not accused of favouritism towards Germany despite disallowing the second England goal
Germany invading Poland triggered WW2, despite the fact that Germany was openly threatened by France and Britain.
Varying on for what side. For the Axis, the worse battles were; -Battle of Stalingrad - Bloodiest battle of History of Warfare, after this the USSR advanced towards Germany. -Battle of the Bulge - Hitlers final gamble to push allies back but failed -Battle of Berlin - Final Battle in Europe before Germany lost -1st and 2nd Battle of El Alamein - Ending of Germany fighting in African campaign. -D-Day- First Major allied Victory in the western front. For the Allies, the worse battles were; -Battle of Stalingrad - Despite winning the battle, the USSR lost 1.2 million men. -Invasion of Poland - The "starting" of World War 2. -Battle of France - At the end of this battle, Germany occupied, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Belgium. - 900 Day siege of Leningrad - Also, despite winning million of people died, mostly civilians and a soviet division was captured due to advance encirclement. - Operation Barbarossa - Despite failing Germany's plan to occupy Moscow, due to lost of early military encounters, they opened the gate for German army to advance.
Hitler helped to get the German economy back to functioning again despite war reparations .
Hitler fought for Germany despite being born in another country (Austria?) belley9743- Adolf Hitler indeed fought for Germany in World War 1. It was a wonder he even survived!! He was a messenger for Germany aswell.
The formal name for the Nazi Party of Germany; despite this name the Nazis did not have ties to socialism
The Deutsche Democratic Republic (DDR) was communist East Germany, and a member of the Warsaw Pact aligned to the Soviet Union. Despite the name it was not a democratic nation. The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) was West Germany and was the democratic nation, a member of NATO.