How To Compare The Theater Of Ww2

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Comparing Theaters of WWII World War II was a very pivotal moment in history for the United States as well as many other counties around the world. The United States fought alongside its allies in multiple theaters of war, including the European Theater, Mediterranean African and Middle East Theater, and the Pacific-Asian Theater. These areas of the world are very diverse in its environment, culture, and ways of war. While both theaters of war resulted in a surrender by the opposing forces, they were both fought in significantly different ways. The locations of the European and Pacific theaters were entirely different geographically and therefor the United States Military had to use different strategies and tactics to fight their opposition. The tension in Europe began shortly after Adolf Hitler established complete control over Nazi Germany and switched from the …show more content…

The Allied forces spent years planning one of the battles that would eventually win France back from Nazi Germany. The landing involved 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and 150,000 service men. The service men were prepared to ride the boats across the English Channel, jump off the ramps, swim, cross the beach, and climb up the cliffs. This would be extremely dangerous because the beach offered zero protection from the small arms fire and artillery. More than 4,000 service members died during the invasion. [12] The main strategy for this invasion was the planning that was done. Even with mass casualties the Allies were still able to conquer the coast and were able to advance their invasion into France. This battle would consist of mostly American, British, and Canadian soldiers but is known as an international batter because it also included Australian, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, New Zealand, Norwegian, Rhodesian and Polish soldiers.

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