How Did Hitler Lose Ww2

By the end of 1941, the fate of the World was unforeseeable. German and Italian advances had been halted by the Allied, but two major-powers, Japan and the US unexpectedly entered the war at the end of the year.

During 1941 Germany was implementing Operation Typhoon, or the Moscow offensive and until the beginning of December, the Germans believed that the war would soon be over and were prepared to celebrate a victory. However, the Russian resistance proved to be more efficient than Hitler initially believed and the operation was over by the end of 1941. This failure meant a strategic loss for the Germans which left the Führer least said dissatisfied with the circumstances. Consequently, Hitler designated himself as the commander in chief and took personal charge of the Wehrmacht. Many historians argue that this was crucial in the defeat of the Axis powers because the German leader had no detailed knowledge nor experience in having a leading position in the army. His over-confidence made him believe that he knew more than the generals and failed to see that a failure of an operation does not always depend on the
Some may argue that the entrance of the US into the war meant that the Axis powers would soon lose the war. However, the US was unable to field large armies until the end of 1942, which indicated that by the end of 1941, the eventual success of the Allied powers was not secured. However, the US and its ally USSR, both vastly stretched countries had valuable resources, efficient production and large population that war ready to fight. Despite the fact that Germany controlled large parts of Europe, including Russia, they were unsuccessful in the exploitation of resources of the captured territories. The German production was not especially efficient at home either before its reorganisation and government control that was implemented in