Top 10 Greatest Military Blunders of World War II (Watch)

Why did the Allies win the Second World War? Did they have the best soldiers, or the best generals, or the most powerful weapons? Did they win the most battles?

It may be surprising to learn that, though all of these things played their part, the outcome of the war depended not so much on who made the best decisions but on who made the least mistakes.

What would have happened, for example, if the French had decided to build their impenetrable Maginot Line all the way to the English Channel instead of only along the German border?

Suppose Hitler decided not to invade the Soviet Union in 1941? What if Germany and Japan had won the war?

If the answers to these questions had been different, how would history look now? What would the world look like now?

Here are ten of the greatest mistakes made by the Allied and Axis leaders, mistakes that, had they not been made, might have changed the course of history forever!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27dvVsZUpo

Joris Nieuwint

Joris Nieuwint is a battlefield guide for the Operation Market Garden area. His primary focus is on the Allied operations from September 17th, 1944 onwards. Having lived in the Market Garden area for 25 years, he has been studying the events for nearly as long. He has a deep understanding of the history and a passion for sharing the stories of the men who are no longer with us.

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