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It's an oversimplification for sure, but there was definitely no way Germany was going to win without oil and explains why (the one sane reason) they invaded the Soviet Union.

https://www.joelhayward.org/Too-Little-Too-Late.2.pdf



It’s possibly the only advantage they gained by having a mostly horse powered military.


I agree, adding that the beginning of the war also had something to do with (ersatz) oil.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23612474




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