Bringing History to Life Magazine

6 August 2022

A well-oiled war machine At first sight, Germany’s victories between 1939-41 seem to have been built on revolutionary tactics and new weapons, but perhaps officers who were encouraged to think for themselves and a renewed sense of national pride were the real reasons for the Wehrmacht’s invincibility at the start of WWII. We look in detail at Hitler’s early triumphs, his own command capabilities and the weapons at his disposal to reveal how the Nazis became the masters of Europe in less than two years…