Did Hitler lose World War II?
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Did Hitler lose World
War II?
NO!
Strategic & Terror Bombing
decreased Germany’s industrial production by
10%
However, even MORE when looking at volume of
SCHEDULED production:
Aircraft
Tanks
Trucks
31%
35%
42%
Strategic Bombing
By the end of 1943 the Allied air forces
had dropped a total of 200,000
tonnes of bombs on Germany.
Enigma Encrypting Machine
11,000 employees
Bletchley Park, England
Deception Operations
Operation Fortitude
"At the present time, it is still too early to say
whether this is a large-scale diversionary
attack or the main effort”
German C-in-C West - Morning Report for
the 6th June 1944
"…Our losses…have reached an
intolerable level. The enemy air force
played a decisive role in inflicting these
high losses."
Grand Admiral Carl Donitz - C-in-C of the
German Navy - 24th May 1943
The Battle of Normandy
ALLIED TROOPS
Utah- 23, 250
Omaha- 34,250 + 15,500 airborne
Juno- 21,400
Gold- 24,970
Sword- 28,845 + 7900 airborne
Total:
156,115
World War 2 Numbers
USA- 15 million people served
Britain- 8.7 million people served
Canada- 1.1 million people served
Russia- 12.5 million people served
France- 6 million people served
+ troops in 4 other allied countries
50 MILLION
TOTAL ALLIED:
Germany- 16 million people served
Map with the Participants in World War II:
Dark Green: Allies before the attack on Pearl Harbour
Light Green: Allied countries that entered the war after the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbour.
Orange: Axis Powers