Luftwaffe Myths

[Franek Grabowski]

Jan
I have used the sample to show that extent of damage made to the whole region is just unbelieveable, and astronomical in financial terms. Personally, I am more disgusted and tired of new myths portraying Germans as victims of the war, and few blond knights fighting hordes of non-fair fighting enemies. The reality is a bit more complicated and much less glamorous.
In regard of economists, I have seen many discussions among them if to increase or to lower taxes, so I am not sure if they are competent. Anyway, any economical growth is based on material foundations like resources, factories, technologies, cadres. Despite war damages, Germany still kept lots of those, and when political decisions were made (on both sides of the Iron Curtain) in the late 1940s/1950s to loosen ties wrapping the country (both sides feared their zones turn to other occupants), the economy went into the rapid growth. Another important issue was a stable political situation, this due to support to the people of the old regime, thus allowing to limit communistic influences. No other European country was in such a comfortable position.