Maybe it's all part of the German master plan?
May, 2000.
You know, Gunther, the world is pretty screwed up. How about we stage an "offensive", let all the Yanks go at the front, get themselves smashed up and bloody those Commies a bit for us. Then, we convince them that it's all over here, no more can be done, etc., and we offer them some ships to get back to the US - but we keep all their remaining toys as compensation for our efforts? Think they might go for that?