Table of Contents
- 1 Did allies use German guns?
- 2 What happened to German military equipment after WW2?
- 3 What happened to German tanks after ww2?
- 4 Did the axis have a technological advantage in WW2?
- 5 Why did Germany not defend the Rhineland in WW2?
- 6 Was there a technological equilibrium between the Allies and the Axis?
Did allies use German guns?
German half-tracks were used by all the Allied armies, often refitted with . 50-caliber and . 30-caliber machine guns to ease ammunition resupply.
What happened to German military equipment after WW2?
Consequently, many weapons were melted down and used in manufacturing. Weapons that weren’t melted down or dumped into the ocean were either sold off to other nations or stockpiled for future use.
What new technology did German troops acquire by 1944?
These include advances in rocketry, pioneered by Nazi Germany. The V-1 or “buzz bomb” was an automatic aircraft (today known as a “cruise missile”) and the V-2 was a “ballistic missile” that flew into space before falling down on its target (both were rained on London during 1944-45, killing thousands of civilians).
What happened to German tanks after ww2?
After the Armistice, all tanks in German hands were confiscated. Almost all were eventually scrapped, and the various postwar treaties forbade the former Central Powers from building or possessing tanks.
Did the axis have a technological advantage in WW2?
Generally, there existed a technological equilibrium between the Allies and the European Axis. Sometimes the Allies had the technological advantage, sometimes the Axis, and most of the times it didn’t matter as the advantage was mostly temporary and so minuscule that your “advanced technology” had little practical effect.
Was the German engine industry over-engineered?
Just about everything the Germans produced was over-engineered. Take for instance the V2.
Why did Germany not defend the Rhineland in WW2?
Although it was officially part of Germany, the nation was not allowed to fortify it or station troops there. Now Hitler had broken that agreement. Most German generals had opposed the move into the Rhineland. They feared that the French would defeat their half-trained, inadequately equipped army within hours.
Was there a technological equilibrium between the Allies and the Axis?
Depends on the area in question. Generally, there existed a technological equilibrium between the Allies and the European Axis.