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In a video about the Graf Zeppelin by Military History Visualized, he says that the German Empire WW1 had a substantial fleet air arm. How true is this statement and what did the fleet air arm look like?

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Were Germany's investments into the Kriegsmarine a waste of ressources?

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How effective was artillery (not anti-tank guns!) at taking out tanks in WW2?

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What was the balance of power between the British Force H and Regia Marina in the Mediteranean Theater of WW2, what was the Italian naval strategy to win and why did it ultimately fail?

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Why were nations such as the UK, Italy and Soviet Union still producing biplanes while they were already producing monoplanes? And what made the monoplane superior to the biplane?

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Was the inability to capture Leningrad caused by Hitlers decision to not storm the city as well as the Finnish reluctance to proceed further than their pre-war borders?

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Why are so many characters in HBOs Chernobyl smoking? Was smoking really so prevalent in Soviet Russia? If so, why?

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Why was the Bismarck-class of German Battleships perceived as the mightiest in the world at their launch and a huge threat? From what I gathered on this subreddit, those ships were actually pretty mediocre.

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Was Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare (in WW1) justified? Furthermore, was the sinking of the Lusitania (and similar ships) justified?

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Was the German "Black-White-Red" flag created as a reactionary and anti-democratic symbol? Furthermore, was it only used by such groups up until now?

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In a video about the Graf Zeppelin by Military History Visualized, he says that the German Empire WW1 had a substantial fleet air arm. How true is this statement and what did the fleet air arm look like?	5
Were Germany's investments into the Kriegsmarine a waste of ressources?	5
How effective was artillery (not anti-tank guns!) at taking out tanks in WW2?	5
What was the balance of power between the British Force H and Regia Marina in the Mediteranean Theater of WW2, what was the Italian naval strategy to win and why did it ultimately fail?	5
Why were nations such as the UK, Italy and Soviet Union still producing biplanes while they were already producing monoplanes? And what made the monoplane superior to the biplane?	5
Was the inability to capture Leningrad caused by Hitlers decision to not storm the city as well as the Finnish reluctance to proceed further than their pre-war borders?	5
Why are so many characters in HBOs Chernobyl smoking? Was smoking really so prevalent in Soviet Russia? If so, why?	5
Why was the Bismarck-class of German Battleships perceived as the mightiest in the world at their launch and a huge threat? From what I gathered on this subreddit, those ships were actually pretty mediocre.	5
Was Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare (in WW1) justified? Furthermore, was the sinking of the Lusitania (and similar ships) justified?	5
Was the German "Black-White-Red" flag created as a reactionary and anti-democratic symbol? Furthermore, was it only used by such groups up until now?	5