Turning point in World War II???
Most historians would say it was the Battle of Stalingrad. It was one of the bloodiest battles in history, and a catastrophic defeat for Germany. It was the end of the last major gain of territory by the Axis on either front, from then on forward all the major attacks and offensives were Allied ones. Hard not to call the the "main turning point." While the Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific front, and a crucial victory, and it did precede the Battle of Stalingrad...Germany was by far the most powerful Axis power and until they were stopped the war most definitely had not yet turned. D-Day was an important battle, but the outcome of the war was no longer in doubt by 1944 and even if the allied invasion of D-Day had failed the Russians would still have rolled into Berlin in 1945.
What is the turning point in WWII?
Battle of Moscow. Germany's failure to capture Moscow - the capital of the USSR, the largest Soviet city and the primary military and political objective - was the turning point. It was the first time ever that the Soviets had stopped the Germans. The failure to take Moscow meant that the USSR survived which therefore meant that Germany lost the war, because Germany's war machine relied on a short quick war to obtain victory. Any prolonged war meant inevitable defeat. By the time the Battle of Stalingrad was fought, Germany had already lost the war. The reason why Stalingrad is popularly seen as a turning point is because it was the battle that marked the first time Germany fought on the defensive. However, because Germany had lost Moscow, a time when Germany would fight on the defensive was inevitable. That time happened to be Stalingrad. The roots for Germany's defeat in WW2 was the Battle of Moscow. All the German military leaders knew this. Contrary to popular belief in America, D-Day was anything but a turning point. First of all, the Allies had already invaded Italy a year before D-Day which rules out the myth that D-Day was the first time the Allies landed on European soil. Secondly, only 2500 Americans died in D-Day. The fact that 1.5 million Soviets died defending Stalingrad makes D-Day look like a little skirmish. The Battle of Midway was a decisive battle but not a turning point. There was no turning point in the Pacific War. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor that was itself the turning point. Japan knew that by attacking Pearl Harbor they would lose the war they started. You may now ask why the hell did Japan start a war they knew they were going to lose? Well the answer is they were indirectly forced to start a war with the US because the US was "asking for it" if you like, by economically and politically sanctioning the Japanese Empire.
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad considered the turning point of World War II?
I wouldn't call it THE turning point. But it is definitely ONE turning point in the War. After Germany's failure to take Stalingrad, their Eastern front army was practically destroyed and they were forced to flee the Soviet Union. This turned the War in putting the Russians on the offensive, which directly aided in the destruction and conquering of Germany by the Allied Forces throughout 1944 and 1945. Germany was, essentially, surrounded with the Americans and British in the West, and the Russians in the East.
How is it to be a Nazi today in Germany?
It is pretty uncomfortable.I have to disagree with Thao Truong and Emmanuel Brun d'Aubignosc. It’s not forbidden to be a Nazi (whatever you mean about it). German state doesn’t intrude in your mind or your home to prosecute you. What’s strictly forbidden in Germany is to spread or favor ideologies that promote hate or discrimination based on racial ideas, religion, origin, political ideas, etc. And Nazi ideology falls in this legal rule.Beyond the legal aspects, you will feel relatively isolated, from the social point of view. You will not find that much appreciation on your ideas. Specially among the younger people.[Edit]: As Jan Krusat properly commented, another aspect of Germany’s state against Nazi positions is a second ban, about spreading political ideas that promote a violent overthrow of the constitutional system. And this matches the original Nazi policies.
Why was the 1941 Lend- lease act a turning point in u.s foreign policy?
Prior to WWII, the U.S. government had a more favorable disposition towards Nazis compared to the Soviet Union. There were many influential Nazi sympathizers in the U.S., including Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh. The Lend-Lease Act (or, rather, its application by the Roosevelt administration) reversed this disposition...
How did Islamic Nations respond to Nazi Germany?
Rise of Arab Nationalism during World War II, favored a pro-Axis mindset in the Leaders of Islamic Countries in Middle East.Few incidents are as follows:1. In 1941, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, thenPM of Iraq, started a pro-Axis coup in order to counter British influence in Iraq.2. Following Rashid Ali's pro-Axis coup, riots known as the Farhud broke out in Baghdad in which approximately 180 Jews were killed and about 240 were wounded, 586 Jewish-owned businesses were looted and 99 Jewish houses were destroyed.3. In 1944, the Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husayni staged a pro-Nazi coup in Iraq and organized the Farhud pogrom which marked the turning point for about 150,000 Iraqi Jews who, following this event and the hostilities generated by the war with Israel in 1948, were targeted for violence, persecution, boycotts, confiscations, and near complete expulsion in 1951.
What were the main reasons behind the Nazis rise to power?
The wall street crash of October 1929 was the turning point in the Nazi party's fortunes. Before then they were really on the periphery of politics in Germany. After the wall street crash, unemployment and inflation began to rise significantly and the Nazi's chance came. A desire for a strong leader was the order of the day. It's probable that if it wasn't for the dire consequences that came after the wall street crash that Hitler would have had already had his day in the world of politics and ended up as a complete nobody.
How did the nazi's have enough soldiers to do the damage they did?
Germany's main advantages throughout the war were in initiative (having the ability to choose when and where to attack), surprise, and operational mobility (being able to move large forces to important areas quickly). Germany did NOT have a significant advantage in organization (their armored divisions early in the war gave them operational mobility and the ability to concentrate more firepower on a smaller point), technology (Germany was ahead in a few areas, such as rocketry, about equal in most others, and behind in a few, such as engines, naval design, electronics, and physics), or industry (German industry was always LESS efficient than American, British, or Soviet industry, because they relied more on craftsmen than mass production). It's been noted that Germany then had more than 3 times the population that Texas does today. Germany is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe. While Germany did conscript from occupied territories and occasionally got volunteers (and certainly equipment - two major German tanks of the war were actually Czech, and lots of Polish, French, and even Soviet tanks served in the German military), by and large they did not take over the militaries of the occupied countries. France did not surrender its navy to Germany - in fact, the parts of the navy based in France were basically demilitarized, while the rest of the navy gradually went over to the Allies or was sunk, and when Germany violated the armistice in 1942, the French Navy base at Toulon scuttled their ships.
When did the average Nazi German citizen realise that the war had been lost?
It’s very difficult to generalise. Many Germans seem to have deluded themselves literally until the end that the war was not lost. Even when all that was left of the Third Reich was the area bounded by the Elbe and the Oder (both already breached by enemy bridgeheads) many seem to have believed that some sort of miracle would salvage the situation.I have seen extracts from the diary of a woman living in Solingen who only realised that the war was lost when she was woken from an afternoon nap by the noise of a column of British trucks and tanks thundering through the town. The ‘polite British’, she would write, were soon replaced by ‘unfriendly Americans’. She was lucky that neither were the Russians.Others wrote of their hopes for a successful spring offensive, this at a time when the German armies were shattered and resistance was collapsing on all fronts. The ‘vengeance’ weapons, jet fighters and all sorts of other forms of salvation were genuinely believed in.One young German, sitting in a prisoner of war cage, felt a strong breeze suddenly blow on his face. His completely illogical conclusion? That possibly some kind of wonder weapon had been detonated to save Germany!