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Imperial Germany’s turn-of-the-century plan to invade the United States

Germany, which invaded the US, may seem crazy compared to today’s standards, but the global power at the beginning of the 20th century was very different from today. The great powers of Europe, the influence of empire, wealth and raw materials were to carve Asia and Africa, and sending their powers to the world required a lot of manpower and firepower. The need for more resources meant that empires required more colony, but the field was limited; Uninstalled areas were closing rapidly. Therefore, when colonies are very close to the rival empires, they may cause friction -breaking that may lead to war.

At that time, the German army was a great force that adopted early industrialization. In order to compete with the power of the British, the German Empire army maintained a peace -time power of about half a million soldiers. Since the Empire also implements universal invasion policies, it can be gathered to two million soldiers if they want, and they are more than enough to challenge American forces on land.

In the meantime, the US is far behind, but Germany recognized the fighting potential. The Americans revived their navy and set sail for the big white fleet in the world, but in the army, less than 99,000 active tasks and less than 10,000 maritime. As a result, the United States was more interested in fighting indigenous tribes in the West. The Germans already had a low opinion about the US army, believed that they were well fed, but there was no discipline. They had a lower ideas about the navy by questioning whether the country’s democratic ideals affected military discipline.

They could ask the Spaniards about the discipline of the US Navy. (Albert J. Werner)

The German Empire only became a united country in 1871, but soon after the world’s most powerful army, a navy rivaling Britain, and the third largest colonial empire. When this empire is very close to the overseas items purchased by the US during the Spanish-American War, the German General staff Prepare to work on a plan to invade and probably Even conquers the United States. At least he believed that he could capture American goods in the Caribbean.

Operation Plan I

The German attack plan was developed in three stages. Towards the end of the 19th century, Germany accelerated the construction of shipbuilding to compete with the powerful royal navy of England, so there was a naval war in the minds of the original planners. The clever operation plan called the German fleet to draw the US Navy’s Atlantic fleet to a decisive war at sea.

After the defeat of American ships, the Germans would get shells at Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth and Hampton Roads to occupy the American shipbuilding centers (they will call the heart of America). After destroying the shipbuilding capabilities, the victorious German navy would block the East Coast and negotiate the end of the war. Unfortunately, for the Germans, the required number of ships for this plan, so the general staff had to return to the drawing board.

The empire is the US invasion of Germany. — The architect of the US invasion plan of Germany is the great name in German. Alfred von Tirpitz apparently supported a two -way attack on everything.

Operation Plan II

The next repetition of the plan came at a time when the German maritime force left the Americans completely behind. This time the plan included more than sea tactics; They also planned that German troops would land in the United States and capture their most important cities. After the prerequisite maritime war specified in the Plan I, 60 ships would go down to a German Armada, 100,000 soldiers and many balls in a two -way attack on the eastern coast.

The first fork was to go down to Cape Cod, Massachusetts and to siege the city of Boston with Artillery. The second fork was a faster, shock strategy (the Germans could be considered a pioneer for the arrival of the “Blitzkrieg” strategy). The imperial ships were going to shoot the port fortifications of New York, Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and Fort Tompkinson on the Island of Statene. Once he was removed, Fleet was going to crust Manhattan. At the same time, German troops Sandy Hook would go to New Jersey and the city.

Empire Germany British Boston — The Germans completely forgot that even the British could never fully suppress Boston on their best days.

The German General Von Schlieffen, who later, who would constitute the plan of invading Belgium during the First World War of the Empire and attracted both France and Russia to war, designed the strategy. He was sure they could seize Boston, but he believed that New York could not be made with only 100,000 soldiers with millions of population. Again, The aim is to force a negotiated end And a basis in North America.

Operation Plan III

In 1903, German agents actually visited Cape Cod and the invasion plan was re -processed, as it found that it was less than the ideal for an invasion. Instead, the planners decided that they could land to Provincetown, Massachusetts and Cape Ann. After landing, the Germans can sweep to Boston using a mare movement. Long Island and Brooklyn were among the landing areas that were taken into consideration in New York. The Germans also believed that the Caribbean bases would be necessary for maritime operations to threaten the Panama Canal.

Empire Germany Jutland CC — Maybe it’s a good idea, but after the German navy lost to the British in Jutland, it would be limited to the harbor for half of the Second World War.

After all, nothing came from the occupation plans. Nothing is hidden for a long time, and the Americans finally took the wind of the threat of the German Empire. When European rivals began to threaten their interests at home and abroad, the US began to add ships to the sea fleet. Suddenly, Kaiser could not separate the necessary troops or ships for an American adventure.

Although the Germans were America’s number one enemy in the first half of the 20th century, the United States never saw the German invasion as a reliable threat.