Monday, December 14, 2009

Why did the Allies win WWII?

Battle of North Atlantic (1940-1943, Allies win)
Air:
  • Air cover for convoys
  • Planes could sink submarines
  • "Huff Duff"
Sea:
  • Use of convoys
  • Breaking the "Enigma" code
El Alamein/Operation Torch (1942, Allies win)
Air:
  • British air bases in Egypt and Palestine
  • Sank German supply ships
Land:
  • Tank warfare
  • Helped set up invasion of Italy
  • Saved Middle East oil from Germans
Sea:
  • Saved Suez Canal from Germans
Battle of Stalingrad (1942, Allies win)
Air:
  • German effort to supply by air fails
Land:
  • Very close house-to-house, room-to-room fighting
  • Tank battle (USSR tanks encrcle the Germans)
Battle of the Coral Sea/Midway/Guadalcanal (1942, Allies win)
Air:
  • Use of aircraft carriers
Land:
  • Fighting took place on the islands
Sea:
  • US breaks Japanese secret codes
  • Allies fought to take back Pacific islands

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