Operation Market-Garden

Army.mil - The largest airborne operation in American history began with seven days' notice. The Allies had hit the German army hard since D-Day and pushed it back to the German border. British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery conceived a bold plan for a two-pronged attack. Operation Market-Garden was a combined airborne and ground assault culminating at Arnhem, Holland, to strike at Germany's industrial heart, the Ruhr valley...

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@LasEsisters Not too sure Barbarossa would ever have completely succeeded. It was a logistical nightmare, and with all the partisan activity. What would have been interesting would have been if it had commenced as originally planned, in 1 May 1941. The Krauts were almost to Moscow, and in that situation 53 days was a long time before the onset of the Russian Winter. They most certainly would have taken Moscow, but the vastness of the steppes would have only magnified the logistical problems.

[WWII33]

@LasEsisters Exactly, because with Britain out of the way, Hitler would be able to focus all of his armies on the Soviet Union. And I also might have misunderstood you with the Pearl Harbor thing.

[jonatan9505]

Um, @WWII33 I'm LasEsisters, can you please reply to me? I was in my sisters account by mistake.

[LasEsisters]

@WWII33 Fourth, the Battle of Britain was more than a little help, if we had lost it, then Operation Sealion would have gone on and Hitler than would have probably succeeded at Operation Barbarossa. My conclusion: There would'nt be an democrat America nowadays.

Last but not least, I agree with everything else.

[LasEsisters]

@WWII33 First, Tojo was a puppet.

Second, I said that America OFFICIALLY entered the war because of Pearl Harbour.

Third, I might have expressed myself wrong when I said that Britain ran out of supplies, I meant that it did'nt have everything it needed or wanted.

[WWII33]

@jonatan9505 There is no point in arguing which country did more, because everyone did enough.

[WWII33]

@jonatan9505 But, I do agree with you that the Britains holding out during the Battle Of Britain really helped the Allies with the Luftwaffe never really recovering from the battle on the Western Front. Any way, the point I'm trying to get acroos here is that all Allied countries helped defeat the Nazi regime and every citizen of that country should be proud of what their former soldiers did. All rose to the call to defeat the most evil menance of the 20th century, Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini.

[WWII33]

@jonatan9505 Also, let me tell you that if we hadn't send you those supplies, your country may have gave in from starvation. Your country is an ISLAND nation and all across the right flank of Britain were the Germans. We greatly helped the British cause even when we weren't even involved fighting the war. And, I'm sorry to say, without us, I don't think you would be able to take back your former colonies in the Pacific against the Japanese.

[WWII33]

@jonatan9505 What are you talking about? Great Britian NEVER ran out of supplies. There was a shortage with ration, but never a complete stop of supplies coming to Great Britian. Yes, German U-Boats sunk American vessels, but not all of them. And you're saying shame on us for entering the war because of Pearl Harbor? Shame on you for saying that. And I don't even know why this argument is taking place because I NEVER disgraced Britains or their great country...

[jonatan9505]

@WWII33 Maybe if America had entered the war when another country needed it's help (like Britain and France aiding the Polish), then maybe the British would'nt have run out of supplies. I've never heard of a Battle of U.S.A, but i have heard of a Battle of Britain. If we had'nt fought and won that, then you would'nt have had a fighting chance against the Germans. You only entered the war because you where under attack. Shame on you.