Vocabulary Allied Victory In World War II

The technological developments that assisted bombing, the impact of bombing on the German economy, the impact of bombing on the German civilian morale and also the effects on the German war effort all help explain why the Allied strategic bombing of Germany during the Second World War was significant to quite a far extent. Each of the following paragraphs will analyse the impacts of the Allied strategic bombing on different aspects of Germany and also what factors assisted the Allied bombing campaign in creating a significant impact on Germany during the Second World War.

In the words of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the commander of operation D-day, “The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” This inspired people to not give up fighting for the world. Eisenhower was the commander of operation D-day where the troops would attack five beaches in France. The events of D-day were a major turning point in World War II. First, the state of conflict in Europe had significant effects on D-day. Second, most of D-day’s goals were accomplished during the attacks. Third, the events of D-day were very crucial for winning the war.

During World War II, Germany’s military was superior to anyone else in the world, with far more advanced technology, tactics, and weaponry. They had a fearless leader who would stop at nothing to make his country great again. Their closest rival, the Soviet Union, was almost out of the picture with a death toll of over 26 million. On top of that, Germany had nothing to lose, and would not conceivably stop. So how then, with all odds against them, did the Allies win the war? A combination of factors affected Germany’s downfall, such as lack of morale, unwieldy weapons, and failure to work with its so-called allies.

Dwightshowed his skill of organizing the movement of large numbers of troops. Hewas then promoted several times in the next few years.Then in 1941Eisenhower was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Third Army (Hargrove49). Then shortly after the promotion to "Chief of Staff", Ike was againpromoted to the position of Brigadier General (Hargrove 50). Soon he wasput in charge of the Allied forces in Europe (Hargrove 52). He nowcontrolled the armies of the United States, Britain, and Canada (Hargrove7). Eisenhower and other Allied Generals planned the invasion of Normandy (Hargrove 12). Eisenhower would lead the 6,483 sea vessels,about 800,000 men, and 12,000 aircraft across the English Channel toNormandy France (Benson 12). Eisenhower had hoped that the Germanswould fear an invasion at the close French city of Calais ("The Beachesof..." 9). There were to be five beaches invaided with the code names;Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword, and Juno ("The beaches of..." 28). In the endDwight D. Eisenhower led the Allies to victory on June 6,1944. IfEisenhower had made a wrong choice, Hitler would have continued to rainV-1 & V-2 rockets on London (Benson 7). Eisenhower had nowsuccessfully completed the most important invasion in history wiping out allmost 100% of German units. Luckily Allied forces only suffered 76% casualties (Barry 30). Dwight Eisenhower was one of the

One potentially significant area of impact caused by strategic bombing was its effect on German moral. This is because it was expected to terrify and shock the German

On the night of September 7, 1940 Germany attacked Great Britain. “About every two minutes a new wave of planes would be over” (Pyle). They targeted the “gigantic dome of St. Paul's Cathedral”, along with many other populated places. “Flames seemed to whip hundreds of feet into the air” (Pyle). The smoke was so bad they you could barely see the St. Paul's Cathedral (“The Bombing of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, September 7,1940”)“On September 4, the Luftwaffe switched tactics again and, on Hitler's orders, set about destroying London and other major cities” (“BBC History-The Battle Of

The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, took place on Saturday, April 18, 1942. It was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II. THe Doolittle Raid was the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands, and although its effects on the Japanese’s lands were little the psychological effects were huge. It demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to American air attack, served as retaliation (revenge) for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and provided an important boost to American morale.

This event happened in World War Ⅱ, and is now considered the Doolittle Raid (“30” 1). The purpose of bombing Tokyo, according to World War II by Loyd Lee was, “To reassure the American public” (Lee 186), and to boost morale after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor (“30” 1). A top secret training program began for volunteers (“Doolittle Raid 1942” 1). Lieutenant- Colonel James H. Doolittle was in command of the this program (“‘Doolittle Raid’.” The 943), and had to figure out, as stated in “The Doolittle Raid 1942”, “How to force the bombers to get airborne using the 450 feet carrier deck” (“Doolittle Raid, 1942” 1). Eighty crewmen (“‘Doolittle Raid’.” The 946) flew to San Francisco to board the U.S.S Hornet (“Doolittle Raid, 1942”). Sixteen B-25’s were used to attack Japan (Lee 186), and fifteen planes followed the bombers each carrying four bombs (“Doolittle Raid, 1942” 1). The planes weighed thirteen tons (“‘Doolittle Raid’.” The 943). The Doolittle Raid showed that Japan, as stated in Loyd Lee’s book World War II, was “vulnerable to air attacks” (Lee

Strategic bombing was sustained aerial attack on railways, harbours, cities, workers' housing, and industrial districts in enemy territory The United States and Britain had justified reasons for the aerial bombings of German and Japanese cities as they were trying to protect their people from a ruthless dictator. Before the British began bombing the Germans

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, General George C. Marshall called him to Washington for a war plans assignment. Eisenhower impressed both the general as well as The President (Theodore Roosevelt) with his well thought out plan to focus on weakening Germany before assaulting the Japanese. Because of this, he was placed in command of the Allied Forces landing in North Africa in November 1942. On D-Day, 1944, he was Supreme Commander of the troops invading France. After heading many decisive victories for the U.S., Eisenhower accepted Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945. He returned home a national hero.

May 30, 1942 was the last day the city of Cologne was going to see their home and their city in its normal state before it fell in the hands of the British. At approximately twelve fifteen the bombs started falling from overhead. The sirens and the alarms startled the home owners and the families living in Cologne. The planes above were not only dropping bombs but utilizing machine guns to ensure extra destruction. Not long after the attack started did many apartment buildings and department stores become engulfed with flames. This was also when military targets became irrelevant to the british bombers and they started to target not only the heart of the city but the main parts of the city that

Allied strategic bombing of Germany during the Second World War was, in the main, significant. The key themes to be looked at in this essay are the effects that Allied Strategic Bombing had on the dislocation and demoralisation of German civilians; Germany’s economic ability to produce and transport goods for the war effort; other key aspects of the war and the German war effort and, finally, its impact on the USSR. The evidence of the effectiveness of Allied Strategic Bombing of Germany strongly suggests that it became more significant throughout the war, especially after the first one thousand bomber raid on Cologne in May 1942, and although not decisive on its own, was significant in the final outcome of the Second World War.

The first place the British bombed in Germany was Cologne, in 1942. This was the start of the war on German soil. The United States came up with the strategy of bombing in broad daylight in order to more accurately drop bombs on their target. They paid great scrutiny

Following the devastation of trench warfare during World War I, early airpower theorist believed strategic bombing could be the new way to win wars and reduced the number of lives lost. Theorist like, Guilio Douhet, Hugh Trenchard, and William “Billy” Mitchel became pioneers and advocates of strategic bombing. They believed striking the enemy’s troops, war-marking industry, and vital centers would produce a decisive victory. The airpower theory would be a key element to the Allies strategy in Second World War (WW2). Leaders in Britain and the United States believed Germany was a greater threat than Japan. Thus, the airpower strategy of the European theater of operation became the primary focus. Allied airpower was decisive in the European

In August of 1945, both of the only two nuclear bombs ever used in warfare were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. These two bombs shaped much of the world today.