Talk:The Other Side/@comment-217.237.150.57-20180902140142

The technological superiority of the Nazis is a myth. Much has been stolen from others during their 'campaigns' all across Europe, notably the Czech Skoda, the Dutch Fokker and the French arms industry. This becomes clear by examples, such as the Dornier Do 335, which was a copy of the Fokker D.XXIII. The myth comes from a mix of propaganda and their desperation which mades them throwing ideas and concepts into battle earlier than their opponents did. Thus, despite all problems, the ME 262 already went into battle, while the Gloster Meteor was still extensively tested. In some sectors of technology, the Nazis were even far behind, for example in medicine or nuclear technology. Otherwise the Russians would not have needed so long to fire their first atomic bomb, because when they worked there on, material shortage no longer matters. But without the plans of the Manhattan Project, obtained through espionage, it would take years for the Germans to understand the basics of this technology.