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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…

The Siege of Bastogne took place in Germany in the year of 1944. Also known as the Battle of the Bulge. The reason it was called the Battle of the Bulge was due to the Germans built a bulge, or a wall to block things, and pushed through the American lines. It was fought between American and German forces. The battle took place in the course of seven days from December 20th to the 27th. The Germans gained access to American lines and began to impersonate them. Which made it difficult for the…

Introduction: In 1939, modern world’s largest conflagration started, when Germany invaded Poland and ended with Japan’s surrender in 1945. When Adolf Hitler, despite signing nonaggression pact with soviet forces, attacked Poland, Britain and France countered the act by declaring war on Germany. The events that followed were fall of Norway and Denmark at the hands of Nazi forces and invasion of lower countries. The war deteriorated when Nazi forces attacked Soviet Union, violating the…

in North Africa. The Allies promised Russian leaders they would attack the Axis powers consisting of Germany, Italy, and Japan and provide relief to the Russians. This led to Operation Torch. Operation Torch was a plan designed to open up another side of Europe and force the Axis to fight on multiple front (“Remembering Operation Torch”). Airplanes were critical to Operation Torch by helping gain control of North Africa, surrounding the Axis powers, and disrupting…

Operation HUSKY was the first major military operation following the Allied victories in North Africa. For the follow-on operation, the Americans favored a cross-channel invasion of Europe, but the British favored a peripheral approach to wear down the Axis. Ultimately, the decision to invade Sicily was the uneasy compromise reached at the Casablanca conference with the strategic goal of freeing Mediterranean shipping from Axis harassment, diverting German strength from the Russian Front and…

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Today is Vimy Ridge Day in Canada to commemorate those brave individuals who fought during WWI at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In honour of this day, I thought I'd share my experience at Vimy. Visiting Vimy may have been the most surreal experience I had on my 2014 Europe trip. Although I had visited many WWI and WWII memorial sites, Vimy Ridge was one that really resonated with me. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is Canada's largest overseas war memorial site; it is located at the highest…

On June 6, 1944 the allied armies of World War II launched the largest land, air, and sea operation ever undertaken, codenamed “operation overlord.” With an allied force of more than 150,000 troops, 5,000 ships and 800 aircrafts attacking 50 miles north of France’s Normandy coastline. On this day more than 6,000 troops are wounded, and 4,000 dead. You may be thinking this is a lot of casualty’s, but compared to the total 250,000+ allied troops this was a big victory and a major turning point in…

“They fought together as brothers-in-arms. They died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation”-Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. On the day of June 6, 1944, thousands of US soldiers and their allies stormed the heavily armored coast of Norway and ran across a 50 mile death trap. D-day (a.k.a The Battle of Normandy) was one of the,”largest amphibious military assaults in history” (History.com 1) and also one of the most brutal victories. To execute this attack…

America’s Delayed Entry into the Great War In 1914 when World War 1 commenced, the United States retained firm neutrality concerning their entry into the war. In fact, Woodrow Wilson requested Americans to remain neutral in thought as well as in action. Although there was immense tension for America to become involved in the war, shock in the United States over the bloodbath in Europe gave way to gratitude that a wide ocean stood between America and the killing fields. Furthermore, the…