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 31% Tanks 35% Trucks 42%
Strategic Bombing bombs By the end of 1943 the Allied air forces had dropped a total of 200,000 tonnes of bombs on Germany.
Enigma Encrypting Machine Bletchley Park, England 11,000 employees
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, ,500 airborne Juno- 21,400 Gold- 24,970 Sword- 28, airborne 156,115 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 million people served France- 6 million people served + troops in 4 other allied countries 50 MILLION TOTAL ALLIED: 50 MILLION 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