In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.
It helped because it enabled other fronts to open up because the American Offensive in the area ended with a victory, which meant that they could move to other areas and bother Germans there. They didn't' do this however because the fighting ended since the Germans became aware of their losses and signed an armistice.
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Paper and printing. Also the compass was a development from the Tang Dynasty as well
There were of course stories, but lies were fed into the public view, when stories were told, no one believed them. Who can lead genocide on such a massive scale? No one thought they (The Germans) could. But they did...