After seven long years of endless fighting Germany finally announced an unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 to the Allied forces. In contrast to its ambitious and confident advance to conquer Europe at the beginning of the war, Germany was devastated after consecutive military defeats prior to its surrender. How did Germany come to this state and who was responsible for bringing about such consequence? Germany’s numerous strategic miscalculations as well as assistance by the US and the Soviet Union were significant in leading to such result. However, Britain can be credited for making the most contribution to the war effort in the fight against Germany throughout the entire period between 1939 and 1945.
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Breaking secret codes that were exchanged between the German military communication system was important in order tract down any upcoming attacks. Although Britain and the Allied forces struggled with this at the beginning of the war, from late 1941 onwards, a few breakthroughs were made by British code breakers at Bletchley Park and they started decoding German messages which gave out information on where the U-boats were. This made it possible to guide convoys away from U-boat wolf packs which significantly decreased losses of supplies coming in to the Britain from the US and Canada. Effectively, between May 1942 and May 1943, these British code breakers managed to steer 105 out of 174 convoys across the Atlantic without any interference from U-boats. This advancement led by Britain was what led to the victory of the Battle of the Atlantic which was the fight between the Allied forces of Britain, Canada, and the US against the German forces over the control of the North Atlantic Ocean lasting until 1944. This battle was significant in bringing about the outcome of the war because of the importance of shipping for the maintenance of war. The significance of the Battle of the Atlantic was further emphasised by Churchill after the end of the battle who said, “the only thing that ever really frightened me was the U-Boat peril” showing the threat of the U-Boat and …show more content…
American contribution to the war efforts was therefore extremely important in bringing about the victory of the Allied forces against Germany. The USA did not officially enter the war until December 1941 but it played an important role even before their direct involvement in the war. The Lend-Lease scheme introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in November 1940 is a clear example of this. This was a scheme that supplied vast amounts of food, fuel and equipment to Britain who was fighting against the German forces. This was the main reason why the Battle of the Atlantic was an important part of the war. After the US declared war on Germany, they also supplied millions of their troops to Europe. Therefore throughout 1942 and 1943 American forces steadily built up on the British mainland and in Norther Ireland. Most importantly, it was General Eisenhower, the American commander of all the allied forces who led the famous Operation Overlord on 6 June - D-Day. He, along with other Allied commanders, organised the surprise attack on Normandy shores, an area which German troops did not expect to face any military invasion. Furthermore, out of the 39 Allied divisions that were committed to the Battle of Normandy, 22 were American. Therefore, it was through the contribution of the US in both supplies as well as military forces that Germany
To begin with, World War II was …show more content…
Breaking secret codes that were exchanged between the German military communication system was important in order tract down any upcoming attacks. Although Britain and the Allied forces struggled with this at the beginning of the war, from late 1941 onwards, a few breakthroughs were made by British code breakers at Bletchley Park and they started decoding German messages which gave out information on where the U-boats were. This made it possible to guide convoys away from U-boat wolf packs which significantly decreased losses of supplies coming in to the Britain from the US and Canada. Effectively, between May 1942 and May 1943, these British code breakers managed to steer 105 out of 174 convoys across the Atlantic without any interference from U-boats. This advancement led by Britain was what led to the victory of the Battle of the Atlantic which was the fight between the Allied forces of Britain, Canada, and the US against the German forces over the control of the North Atlantic Ocean lasting until 1944. This battle was significant in bringing about the outcome of the war because of the importance of shipping for the maintenance of war. The significance of the Battle of the Atlantic was further emphasised by Churchill after the end of the battle who said, “the only thing that ever really frightened me was the U-Boat peril” showing the threat of the U-Boat and …show more content…
American contribution to the war efforts was therefore extremely important in bringing about the victory of the Allied forces against Germany. The USA did not officially enter the war until December 1941 but it played an important role even before their direct involvement in the war. The Lend-Lease scheme introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in November 1940 is a clear example of this. This was a scheme that supplied vast amounts of food, fuel and equipment to Britain who was fighting against the German forces. This was the main reason why the Battle of the Atlantic was an important part of the war. After the US declared war on Germany, they also supplied millions of their troops to Europe. Therefore throughout 1942 and 1943 American forces steadily built up on the British mainland and in Norther Ireland. Most importantly, it was General Eisenhower, the American commander of all the allied forces who led the famous Operation Overlord on 6 June - D-Day. He, along with other Allied commanders, organised the surprise attack on Normandy shores, an area which German troops did not expect to face any military invasion. Furthermore, out of the 39 Allied divisions that were committed to the Battle of Normandy, 22 were American. Therefore, it was through the contribution of the US in both supplies as well as military forces that Germany