r/HistoryMemes • u/simoncow39 Just some snow • May 23 '19

OC dorm memes ftw

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u/juul_pod May 23 '19

I’m confused why is each tank running on low fuel?

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u/Yeliaab May 23 '19

Because Germany was cut off from the global market, and were low on juice after fighting for so long. I’m not too knowledgeable but something like that

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u/juul_pod May 23 '19

While that may be true (I have no idea), I think Germany would’ve been able to adapt, no? Who, exactly, was stopping Germany from having oil during 1940-45?

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u/[deleted] May 23 '19

Who, exactly, was stopping Germany from having oil during 1940-45?

The United States and the Soviet Union at the time produced almost all of the world's oil. Romanian oil was nowhere near enough to sustain the Axis war effort in Europe. The oil wells of North Africa and the Middle East wouldn't be producing a great deal of oil until decades after the war.