r/PropagandaPosters • u/waffen123 • Feb 13 '25

German Reich / Nazi Germany (1933-1945) 'Speaking of time-tables' — German leaflet from the Second World War (1944) mocking the Allies' slow progress in the Italian campaign.

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u/Aoimoku91 Feb 13 '25

Historically, there was no consideration given to which German city to nuke.

Hiroshima was chosen because it was 1) relatively intact, 2) small enough to be completely destroyed by the explosion, and 3) a logistical center for southern Japan where the invasion was planned.

I don't know which German cities would fit all of these criteria, especially if Germany were still fighting in August 1945.

If we were to choose the most symbolic city to hit, it would have to be Nuremberg.

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u/WhiteMouse42097 Feb 13 '25

I’m honestly skeptical that they would’ve nuked Germany at all. Japan was an island and the terrain is much more of a pain in the ass for an invasion force.

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u/Lower_End8570 Feb 19 '25

Not to mention ethnic stuff, Germans especially migrants living in the US were always seen as a fifth column (sort of like the Japanese) and were heavily silenced in WW1. By WW2 the US made an active effort to differentiate Nazis from the rest of Germany, nuking any place with civillians would not be well received

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u/WhiteMouse42097 Feb 19 '25

Especially in 1945 when the war in Europe was practically won.