Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
German high command personnel were dumbfounded why the allies delayed bombing Germany’s 84 synthetic and petroleum plants prior to May, 1944. Once they were targeted the effects on Germany's ability to wage war were dramatic. The video will document the 3 reasons why the allies delayed targeting oil until the last year of the war and provide commentary as to the rational provided. The channel will support the premise the Allies could and should have started the oil campaign 5 months earlier, even at the cost of higher bomber losses.
German high command personnel were dumbfounded why the allies delayed bombing Germany’s 84 synthetic and petroleum plants prior to May, 1944. Once they were targeted the effects on Germany's ability to wage war were dramatic. The video will document the 3 reasons why the allies delayed targeting oil until the last year of the war and provide commentary as to the rational provided. The channel will support the premise the Allies could and should have started the oil campaign 5 months earlier, even at the cost of higher bomber losses.
