Schmart
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ORIGINAL: Pelton Bombing never lowers morale. That is a constant fact of ww2. England never surrendered because of it, Leningrad never surrendered because of it, Germany never surrendered becuse of it. It also Had no effect on the output of any country's production. Sure it made a nice bonfire, but its effects were simply over rated as everyone knows now. The main effects of planes during WW2 were tactical, which is why Germans were so effective vs enemys with better equipement and larger army's. Again were know from personall accounts of what German morale was, your option is counter to fact, silly little man. Having many German relatives that survived (by luck) some of those 'nice bonfires', I think I can speak to the effects of bombing on morale. It sure doesn't help when you wake up in the morning wondering if there is going to be yet another raid today. If there wasn't a raid during the day, you can then start to wonder if there is going to be another raid tonight. And while you're hunkering in the basement/bombshelter, you get to wonder if today is the day that lucky bomb makes it's way through and blows you up. Then your thoughts turn to friends and family on the other side of town. You heard that the bombing was pretty heavy in that part of the city tonight. Will they be alive tomorrow? Yes, it does wear away at your morale. You can put on a brave face, maybe even smile from time to time, but deep down you know it's bad. I'd suggest the realities of the bombings on Britain vs. Germany were under different circumstances. Firstly, the British just had to make it through to October 1940 and weather would then make invasion impossible. At that point, it was just a matter of time until sufficient help could arrive from across the Atlantic. Times were tough, but there was hope. The Germans didn't have any hope. No hope for a sleeping giant to come to their aid. Most Germans realized on the 22nd of June, 1941 (and if not then, on December 7th, 1941 for sure), that the war would be lost. A two front war could not be won. Deep down, every German knew that even if they didn't want to believe it. It was simply a matter of time and how (not when) the end would come. Allied bombing was over-rated when it came to it's effects on production, but to say it had NO effect on production is a lie. It was certainly not over-rated when it came to the effect on morale and the bleeding dry of the Luftwaffe.
< Message edited by Schmart -- 1/13/2012 6:08:16 PM >
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