The Tide Turns Against the Axis
1942-1943 marked a crucial turning point in World War II when the tide began shifting against the Axis powers. Some key events:
- Soviet forces won the bloody Battle of Stalingrad in early 1943, halting the German advance in the East. This was Germany’s first major defeat.
- In North Africa, the British pushed Axis troops out of Egypt and Libya after winning the Second Battle of El Alamein in late 1942.
- The British victory over the Germans at El Alamein was soon followed by the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria in November 1942, putting further pressure on the Axis.
- In the Pacific, the decisive American naval victory over Japan at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 ended Japan’s expansion and put the Allies on the offensive.
- By 1943, the massive Soviet Red Army had gained the upper hand against Germany in the East, while American war production and military strength was growing enormously.
- Allied strategic bombing campaigns were relentlessly pounding Germany’s infrastructure and industrial cities. Germany and Japan could not sustain the damage, resource losses, or casualties.
- Italy was knocked out of the war in 1943 after the Allied invasion of Sicily, and Mussolini lost power. This weakened the Axis bloc.
World War Two Timeline
World War II was the largest and deadliest global military conflict in history. It began in 1939 with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and lasted until the Axis powers’ surrender in 1945. The war engulfed Europe and Asia across bloody campaigns that resulted in an estimated 60 million deaths, including the systematic murder of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. This article covers World War II, a massive and devastating global conflict from 1939 to 1945. It explores its causes, key events, impacts on nations, and the aftermath.
Table of Content
- World War II
- Several key events and factors led to the start of the war:
- Beginning of World War II
- Expansion of the Conflict
- The Tide Turns Against the Axis
- End of World War II and Aftermath
- Reasons behind Second World War
- Course of event
- Impact
- Significance
- Related Articles
- Conclusion
- FAQs- World War Two