Germany

Germany was a highly industrialized society before and during World War II. With its many great minds, it managed to develop a unique army and devastating weapons of war that have influenced the way wars are fought even today. Anyway, Germany was the main European Axis power. It helped its ally Italy in many campaigns, such as in Greece and North Africa. However, Germany was not only about sending aid to friends, it was also going on the offensive itself. In the early war years, it captured Poland and France in a matter of weeks. This was especially amazing as France was said to have the greatest army in the world after the end of hostilities in World War I. It was a pitiful shadow of what it used to be and that was what gave the Germans the edge they needed to secure a large coastal area to the English Channel. The Germans success in the early part of the war was largely due to the success of their strategy, blitzkrieg (lightning war). First, the infantry broke through a relatively small section of an enemy's front. Then, the highly mobile armor (panzer) forces cut deep into enemy territory. Behind them was the infantry who cleaned up the pockets of resistance. The power and speed of the offensives startled the enemy and the world started to question wether or not they could defeat the Germans. Because of this blitzkrieg, the Germans were able to (as stated above) capture Poland and eventually France. The German armed forces were a devastating machine and were considered nearly invincible. Below are some German military marching songs of the period. .media type="youtube" key="qo_E6qOIcnM&feature=related" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="0rlEX6KxlLs&feature=related" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="RK6ZKR_NqxA&feature=related" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="8pPc-OmUKow" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="MRUi5cg5p4U&feature=related" width="425" height="350"