Instigator / Pro
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1711
rating
33
debates
84.85%
won
Topic
#1213

Germany's odds of winning WW2 were lower than 50% in December 1942.

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Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

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Winner
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After 1 vote and with 1 point ahead, the winner is...

Trent0405
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3
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Three days
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2,310
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One week
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Contender / Con
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1616
rating
32
debates
62.5%
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Tie
Con
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Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

I was surprised by the level of clash from both Pro and Con. Nice to see a great debate on WW2.

I think Pro did himself a disservice by only focusing on Russia in this debate as Germany was fighting on many fronts.

Pro I think wins this based on his responses.
Well done by Con to point out Germany's combat strength and technological superiority. Pro however did an excellent job of pointing out that this advantage was second to Russia's numbers and growing strength. The disaster at Stalingrad could have been mitigated by pro, as it did not happen until 1943, not relevant to this debate, but conceded none the less.
Con's argument about GDP was also excellent, Pro could have just brought up German's other enemies (mainly US).
The oil argument does not carry much weight for me. It went back and forth, but I am still confused about how much in numbers did this really affect Germany.

I would like to see a similar debate on 1941 Germany, that would be impressive.

Well done chaps,

To Truth!

-logicae