- Failed because: of stronger Belgium resistance, British involvement due to invasion of Belgium, Molke’s changes to the original plans, underestimating Russia’s mobilisation size and speed…
military technology would have affected civilians due to the frontlines developing within civilian populated areas. Unlike militarily involved countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America, who entered in 1941; due to the geographical positions of these allied countries they were not affected by most land technology. Yet, the development of bombing strategies, aviation and naval capabilities allowed for enemy forces to affect even these isolated countries. Bombing became a heavily used tactic during the war, with huge bombing campaigns becoming a norm. The German offensive on Britain was one of bombing major cities and military factories. ‘At Bath the numbers known to have been killed in two air raids were 148… and the…
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Battle of Ardennes, was a major battle fought in northern France during World War II that took place in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium which is a mountainous region of dense forest. The Battle of Ardennes was given the nickname of the Battle of the Bulge because, as the German troops pushed back the center of the Allied forces' line, it created a deadly "bulge" pushing into Allied defenses. On the Allied side, most of the troops were American, which is why it is considered one of the greatest battles ever fought by the United States military. In fact, Prime Minister of Britain, Winston Churchill, said "This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of World War II.”…
The evacuation Dunkirk is though as the turning point of World War II. When all hope was lost they pulled together and beat the stacked odds. It gave new hope for the alleys and kept them in the war. From the Royal air force to the lone fishermen every one contributed. Along with the men in the rear fighting off the Germens, so there buddies could pack onto the hundreds of boats.…
The raid on Dieppe in World War Two was a disaster and woefully resulted in the loss of many lives, but why? The planning of the raid was incomplete and lacked many important factors. The intelligence that the Allied Forces had gained to plan the raid on Dieppe was incorrect or incomplete. There were no lessons learned at Dieppe that were not already known or could have been learned without the raid. The Dieppe Raid was highly flawed and this was the fault of the planners of the raid.…
The bombings were horrific but, the RAF did all they could to fight the Luftwaffe out of their homeland. Eventually, the outnumbered British Air Force pushed the Nazis out of the UK and the threat of German bombings was over. As children were put in trains to be taken back to their family, all the children would have this in their minds forever. There were many casualties on both sides. Many children had no parents. Those that survived with a family still had their memories stained by the wreckage of the place once home. Many children’s families after the bombings were homeless. Their homes were bombed and all left of them were…
A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front; The Battle of Dunkirk took place during the Second World War it was between the Allies and Germany. The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of allied forces (mostly British) in France from May 26–June 4 1940. Dunkirk took place after the German army had executed “plan yellow” which basically flanked the allies and caught them off guard. The allies tried to counter attack the Germans but to little result. Germany had the upper hand on the allies as they had the opportunity to seal off the coasts and trap all the troops in France which would lead to their doom. Germany however decided to stall and try to unite all their troops together to prevent…
In the summer and autumn of 1940, German and British air forces fought in the skies over the Great Britain. In June 1940, a German General ordered by Hitler, began bombing air force bases and other targets in southern England. At the end of the battle the British had shot down around 1700 German planes. The British had won. Hitler saw that he could not defeat England's air force so he gave up his idea of invading Britain. Instead he decided to bomb British cities and towns, testing the…
From February 4 to the 11, the allied leaders which were Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR and discussed bisons of the postwar world. Other than deciding on what part of the German territory would be conquered. The military had little time in the war against the third reign (Bombing of Dresden). “However, Churchill and Joseph Roosevelt did promise Stalin to continue their bombing campaign against Easter Germany in preparation for the advancing Soviet forces” (Firebombing in Dresden). In February 13 of 1945, a firebombing conducted by Allied forces against the city of Dresden. The bombing killed about 135,000 people, and was the most destructive bombing of WWII. It was also a horrendous…
Many people didn’t know what happened on D-Day, it is one of the most well-known battles in history. D-Day was a battle fought between men, airplanes, and ships to attack the Germans. It was fought for the control of France and a gateway to breaking the Germans defenses.…
The ghetto was where the Nazis send all the remaining Jews to live in. It was located on the outskirts of Germany. Most Jews had to watch their families and friends die in front of them. They were done watching people getting killed in front of them. On September 1942 the United Partisan Organization was formed in the Vilna ghetto. They built a secret headquarters and weapon factory in a basement that was hidden from the Nazis, mapped all alleys and cellars while traveling without being detected. They stocked guns and taught new members on how to fight and use a grenade. A little while later they gathered more than 200 fighters. Near the beginning of September, 1943 the Jews heard that the ghetto was going to be destroyed and decided to attack when the German soldiers arrive. On September 23rd, 1943 the Nazis…
There were so many pictures, videos and news stations talking about what had happened. It…
The Tsar bomb it is the most destructive and beautiful of all weapons of mass destruction.If this bomb were to explode at its maximum payload on the white house, there would be an estimated 2,389,920 fatalities 1,599,100 injuries the radioactive fallout would stretch to almost Pointe-sud-Ouest Canada. Only an estimated 3 have been made.…
The United States has actually not declared war since World War II. In Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power,"to declare war [and] grant letters of marque and reprisal."(archives.gov) But Article II,Section 2 provides that,"The president shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States." (fed-soc.org) While it's clear that the intended action for Congress alone to declare war, presidents don’t necessarily act with them but rather on their own will and belief. Truth be told as well, many events were presidents acted on their own have occoured. For example, after President Harry Truman bypassed Congress to go to war in Korea, presidents have paid almost no attention to the constitutional requirements.…
The purpose of the trench warfare was so that defending units could be protected by small arms fire and provide sheltered against artillery. This shows they would protect as much land from the enemy. Trench warfare was very important in WW1 this is because when the Germans realized that they were going to lose due to Russia and France they dug in and tried not to let the enemy take any of their land back so that their country would grow bigger and stronger. I will be answering the question about, how effective was Trench warfare in World War 1, and how effective was it as a method used by both sides in war Triple Entente and Triple Alliance.…