Bombers/raiders

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> The best results for the allies came when they switched from attacking

The destruction of the Rumanian oilfields alone devistated the German war
machine. Gassification of coal is very inefficient.

> > The big question is, if the USAF had, could the Germans have comeup
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> out

Diesel generators require fuel, which after the bombing raids on Polesti,
would have been in rather short supply. The Germans would have been in the
horrible position; fuel for planes and tanks, or fuel for factories. They
would have probably chosen to do some of both, but it would have reduced both
their combat effectiveness, and their production.

> However, the peak of German production was in mid.1944. From autumn

Hitler's belief that Germany lost WWI on the home front caused him to refuse
to mobilize the economy for war until much latter in the war. There's a
saying, "Those who learn from history make the opposite mistake."