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acdc51502112's picture

Every generation deserves a pearl harbor (2001).....

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monkeymania's picture

What has always amazed me is that the 3 battles which marked the turning point of WW2 all occurred around the same time. The battles of Midway, Stalingrad, and El Alamein all marked turning points. Until they occurred, everything had gone the Japanese and Germans way. Afterwards, everything went the other way. The summer of 1942 was UUUUUGE.

 

Midway June 4 -June 7 1942

Stalingrad August 23 1942 - February 2 1943

1st battle of El Alamein, the first stoppage of the Afrika Corps July 1 - July 27 1942

 

I'm not one of those foolish Americans who thinks the U.S. was the decisive force in WW2. The plain fact is, the Soviet Union bore the brunt of the Nazi war machine, suffered 20-27 million dead-over half civilians, while the U.S. suffered less than 420,000 dead-all but around 12,000 were military. Midway was key in switching the advantage of the Japanese navy to the U.S. by sinking 3 of their carriers and the U.S. effort against the Germans later on was a factor but compared to the Soviet effort against Germany, it was small potatoes.

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What surprises me was that after defeating a common enemy the U.S. and Russia became enemies.

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monkeymania's picture

Yeah, that never happens....

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