My understanding is that Hitler always imagined that the UK would be an ally of his: Germany would be the superpower on the European continent, the UK would have its overseas empire.
Hitler was actually an admirer of the British and initially sought an alliance or other non-hostile arrangement. Only when that didn’t work he went to war with them
He considered Britain to have effectively been defeated, in all except a deal having actually been reached. He thought he would have a quick victory over the USSR (always the flaw), then Britain would finally give up and sign a peace treaty.
If you’re brainwashed by your own propaganda, attacking both superpowers probably feels like a good idea
I don’t think they wanted to do that. I believe the plan was to pressure the UK to make deal and once that was done they’d be free to attack USSR
My understanding is that Hitler always imagined that the UK would be an ally of his: Germany would be the superpower on the European continent, the UK would have its overseas empire.
Should’ve known the Brits were way too proud for that hah
Apparently not that proud
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Union_of_Fascists
Doesn’t seem to have all that popular, especially long term
Shoutout to the time Oswald Mosley showed up in Liverpool with his fascist nonsense and got a rock to the head lol.
Also, how are you supposed to keep control of an overseas empire without a strong seat of power? Even after winning the war the Brits still lost it.
Hitler was actually an admirer of the British and initially sought an alliance or other non-hostile arrangement. Only when that didn’t work he went to war with them
He considered Britain to have effectively been defeated, in all except a deal having actually been reached. He thought he would have a quick victory over the USSR (always the flaw), then Britain would finally give up and sign a peace treaty.