Allied invasion of Sicily

There were also invasions by land in Europe. (Lewis) Germany swiftly moved through Europe, capturing countries such as Norway and Poland. One of the most unique tactics of World War II was the use of airborne forces. Soldiers would parachute into hostile territories to fight. Germany first used airborne during the invasion of Norway. Allies soon learned of this tactic when they fought German paratroopers in Crete. Later the first allied airborne division was deployed in Sicily, during…

The Allied invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II. The Allies intentions were to remove the Italian regime from the war, secure the central Mediterranean and divert German divisions from the northwest coast of France where the Allies planned to attack in the future. I argue that when evaluating operational-level command and control against the elements of mission command during Operation HUSKY, the Allied forces lacked the necessary…

the war. The Luftwaffe’s inability to hold control of England skies was its first major defeat. Another battle that the Axis could not win was the Invasion of Normandy. One of the primary reasons why the Allies were successful during the Invasion of Normandy was because of deception. Deception to mislead the Germans as to the time, and place of the invasion. To accomplish this, the British already had a plan, which involved whispering campaigns in…

During the Second World War the importance of logistics was of key importance for the eventual Allied victory over the Axis Powers. The Allies from the very beginning understood the importance of logistics and while the U.S. was incapable of diving into and intentional war poured an abundance of support towards other countries in the fight against Hitler’s Nazi war machine. Once the U.S. was able formally join the Grand Alliance, the development of a highly sophisticated logistical system…

Many Allied countries were between Germany, and Italy, which made assistance for each other problematic. Japan on the other hand was on the other side of the world, thus there is no possibility of any of the European Axis Powers providing troops to Japan. With…

The Peloponnesian War was a long war fought by the two Greek City-states Athens and Sparta. The Athenian empire was on the rise and had control of the sea with the most powerful navy of the time, whereas the Spartans controlled the Greece mainland with the one of the most powerful armies of its time as well. The resulting conflict between the two led to a 30 year period filled with battles, treachery, and large amounts of unexpected consequences. At the conclusion of the long war, Athens was no…

attack the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. E. On June 14, 1940, German troops marched into Paris, France. Three days later France surrendered. F. The Battle of Britain 1. The only country left in Western Europe was England. 2. Hitler planned an invasion of England under the codename “Operation Sea Lion.” It involved landing ships and unloading tanks in southern England and then pressing north to London. To insure that the ships would be able to sail across the English Channel, dock, and…

beaches while everything was going against them, and how it led to an overall Allied victory in WWII. Overall, D-Day advanced human development as specific technologies were required to make the water landings happen. While the Allies had many disadvantages, they were able to secure the beaches through their morale and counterintelligence, which led the Axis troops to not deploy a full counterattack…

separated Germany from Great Britain.The allies had no choice but to take back all of their allied territories from germany and defeat the Nazi…

attack. After America declared War on Japan, Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S in support of their ally. On December 22, Churchill joins Roosevelt for the very first Washington Conference which was a topic about the plans for the Allied invasion of Sicily, the date for invading Normandy, extent of military force, and the process of the Pacific war were discussed. The two leaders took several months discussing how to take out Hitler and both had their own plans on how to do it,…