Germany's strategic mischief is not so much Hitler's as a mistake, and on the whole, everything hitler did on the road to world domination from hitler's rise to power until the summer of 1940 was basically correct. It annexed the Sudetenland, took over Czechoslovakia, gained the support of Hungary and Romania, won Austria, partitioned Poland with the Soviet Union, occupied Denmark and Norway, and conquered Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. And, of course, most shockingly, France suffered a humiliating defeat in a record short period of time, which for Hitler was perhaps the most remarkable victory of the entire 20th century.
The Germans occupy France
If Hitler had died of a heart attack in the summer of 1940, he might have been listed as one of the world's greatest strategists and military geniuses. But from then on all the credit was wasted on a series of shocking mistakes, and even when he was at his most successful, he made some startling mistakes. He "paused" as his troops broke through from the flanks of the Ardennes with armored units, splitting the enemy in half, forcing the Anglo-French forces to the coast, accepting a collective surrender almost inevitably. The British and a large number of French troops were besieged at Dunkirk, but instead of advancing, Hitler stopped the German offensive and chose to let the Luftwaffe destroy the beleaguered Allied forces, which gave the Allies the most precious time to retreat. However, this plan failed, and although all the heavy equipment was left on the beach, the Allies managed to escape. These forces avoided capture by the Germans, formed the nucleus of a counter-offensive continental, and ultimately posed a major threat to the Germans on the Western Front. Historically, this was the first and greatest strategic decision-making mistake Hitler made in Europe.
Defeated by the British and French forces at Dunkirk
There are many subjective theories as to why Hitler made such a mistake, rather than being as monotonous as before. Many later debated hitler's cessation as a gesture of his mental reckoning with Britain. If they were allowed to escape, Britain might prefer to negotiate peace at a later date. In fact, this is a rather absurd claim, similar to the United States placing the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor waiting for the Japanese to bomb in order to find an excuse to enter the war. Indeed, Hitler attached great importance to Britain and wanted to reconcile with them. He feared that if Britain collapsed, britain's entire colonial empire would collapse and other countries would pick up the mess, which might make his path to world domination difficult. Yet Hitler's reasoning was often flawed, always thinking too much until reality and imagination began to blur. In fact, the British would never accept an independent peace, and they would not allow the Germans to control the Continent. If Hitler wanted peace, his best bet would be to defeat the British once and for all and capture every soldier in Dunkirk.
Weapons discarded on the beach by the Anglo-French forces
Another theory is that Hitler wanted to give orders to his generals, who clamored to move on. Hitler just wanted to let everyone know who the boss was, so he stopped them. Because he is in charge, that's all, and this conditioning that indicates who the boss is may play a role.
The third and most plausible theory was that Hitler had lost his courage and began to be afraid. He feared that the rabbit would be forced to bite back, and he feared that the French would attack the German army, which had cut off northern France. But in fact, the French were almost completely incapable of this task, because the French army did not know how to fight tanks. Hitler did not realize how useless the French army was, and he stopped the German vanguard, waiting for the reinforcement of the follow-up troops, and let the Luftwaffe complete the task first. It was a bad decision, but soon after, France shamefully surrendered, which seemed like a small stain on the otherwise glorious picture. However, at Hitler's greatest pride, he made one big mistake after another.
The French were equipped with Hatchkais tanks, which they had but did not "use".
After the collapse of France, germany was likely to take advantage of the invasion of Britain, but the Sea Lion Project was repeatedly postponed until indefinitely. Even so, Hitler did not focus his attack on other places, other places that could really hurt Britain, such as in North Africa, where they occupied the Suez Canal and stormed the oil fields of the Middle East. The air bombardment of the British mainland was chosen, and at first it went well, because in the initial stages, the Luftwaffe targeted British airfields and other important infrastructure. The British also had certain advantages, such as radar, excellent Spitfire fighters, the Air Force struggling to protect its own skies, German fighters did not stay long over Britain, they had to return to refueling. Britain's production capacity also gradually surpassed that of Germany, but the Germans slowly gained the upper hand.
Just as the British began to struggle to maintain airfield and pilot flights, Hitler turned to even more horrific indiscriminate bombing. He wanted to blow up London, trying to demoralize the civilian population. But the civilians did not collapse, but were more scrappy, and the Luftwaffe finally died down, which was another Battle of Britain, which cost the Luftwaffe dearly.
Opponents over Britain
So why did Hitler change the bombing pattern, how much he was like a wayward child, bent on immediate gratification. On 25 August, hitler was indignant only because the RAF had bombed Berlin, although the losses were small. He wanted revenge, but instead of focusing on a clear strategic plan, all he wanted was to inflict as much visible damage as possible on Britain, only if it only looked better in terms of propaganda. He lacked patience and insisted on striking the enemy head-on, without striking the enemy's truly vulnerable parts, he was more like a wayward child. It might have been better if Hitler had devoted his energies against The British to capturing the island of Malta and then being more attentive in North Africa.