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Gibbo · 23-07-2008, 07:51 PM

I think that if the Battle of Britain had been fought a year earlier then Britain would probably have lost it as we then had too few Spitfires & Hurricanes. The counter to this, however, is that the Germans may not have been able to get into a position to fight it a year earlier. The Czechoslovakian Army was considerably better equipped than the Polish one & its frontiers with Germany were more defensible than those of Poland. Also, a substantial number of the German tanks that over-ran Western Europe in 1940 came from the Czech Skoda works.

My understanding of the relative paces of British & German rearmament meant that a later start to the war was to the disadvantage of the Germans.

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Gibbo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8 You're Top Poster: #66	I think that if the Battle of Britain had been fought a year earlier then Britain would probably have lost it as we then had too few Spitfires & Hurricanes. The counter to this, however, is that the Germans may not have been able to get into a position to fight it a year earlier. The Czechoslovakian Army was considerably better equipped than the Polish one & its frontiers with Germany were more defensible than those of Poland. Also, a substantial number of the German tanks that over-ran Western Europe in 1940 came from the Czech Skoda works. My understanding of the relative paces of British & German rearmament meant that a later start to the war was to the disadvantage of the Germans.