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Originally Posted by Jim P.

In hindsight again, does it it really matter? The end result was that the LW, and Germany, were defeated. Ultimately, once Germany decided to invade the SU, with it's resource/industrial potential, and then declared war on the U.S. with it's resources, they were toast. In a war of attrition, they could never hope to match the combined industrial capacity, the numbers of troops available to be put in the field and resources of the Allied nations. They blew their chance when they couldn't subjugate the British Isles. Boiled down to its simplest factors, Germany (and the Axis allies) could not sustain a war of attrition against the combined Allied nations. (The 30000 foot view.)

Germany lost the war? That's it? Look at the Russian losses and the final disposition of all concerned. The goal here is to reconstruct a certain time period regarding the German Air Force and I've seen remarkable progress.