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Q: What strained German British relations before the First World War?
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Did Germany have a strong military before ww1?

Yes, Germany was the strongest European country before the war and after. In fact, it remains the strongest European nation to date. This is mainly due to the German economy, and not so much the German army. However, prior to and during World War I, the German army was considered the most powerful and the German navy was considered equal to the British.


The Germans cornered French and British troops where?

In World War II, the 1940 invasion of France by Germany quickly led to a "cornering" of French and British troops at a port called Dunkirk (or, in French Dunkerque). Surrounded by German infantry and armor while being battered by German warplanes, over 300,000 of the cornered soldiers were evacuated by sea before the pocket finally collapsed.


Why did allied aircraft attack German targets before the actual d day attack?

Allied aircraft attacked German targets before D-Day to keep German aircraft on the ground. The Luftwaffe was notable by its absence on the day.


Was operation Market Garden successful?

The plans for the attack fell into enemy hands so the German's knew were the next landing location was. Many Allied troops were killed even before making it to the ground. But maybe more important than that was that the 1st British Airborne were not able to keep Arnhem bridge before reinforcements arrived and so the bridge, Arnhem its self and everything else feel back into German hands. The 1st British Airborne Division evacuated the Arnhem Area


Who is Karl Donitz German Admiral?

He was the head of the German navy for the last half of World War 2. After Hitler's suicide, he was President of Germany for a few weeks before the Allies dismantled the German government.