Thursday, November 10, 2011

Military actions

Narrator's post:

The advantage gained in these areas thus allowed the Allied to gradually but surely assess themselves in this area against German and Japanese opposition. Supported by industrial production and technological development, the belief that the war the Allies were fighting was just, in order to stop Axis aggression from spreading further, sustained Allied resolve in major battles such as Stalingrad. This meant in the long term that none of the Axis powers were able to keep up with the rate at which the Allies could replace their losses sustained in the different theaters. In all cases the Allies sent as replacements newer models that possessed some or all of these characteristics that ranged from increasingly superior firepower, quick to build and were cheap, compared to their Axis counterparts, the Hellcat fighter a particular example which outclassed the Zero fighter in the later stages of the Pacific theater. This ability to rapidly replace losses sustained Allied counteroffensives in the USSR and the Pacific. Rapid industrial production allowed Zhukov to amass over a million men supported by 3444 tanks and 2900 aircraft amongst other weapons for the Battle of Kursk, A key reason for the USSR winning this battle and so continuing the push of Nazi Germany out of Russia. More importantly, the understanding reached between the leaders of each Allied nation about defeating Germany first then Japan help coordinate all Allied military action for the rest of the war. Hence the built up of military forces for the opening of the Second Front in Europe through Operation Overlord in order to relieve the pressure on the USSR in the Eastern Front. The USSR would then declare war against Japan once Germany’s defeat had been made certain.

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