Pivotal Battles

[lilafran]

What do you think was the most privotal allied victory in WWII and why?

Lila

[Lon]

Originally Posted by lilafran

What do you think was the most privotal allied victory in WWII and why?

Lila

In the war against the Japanese Empire there were three events in a pretty short time frame that in my view were pivotal. First the "Dolittle's Raid" on the Japanes homeland did little damage but showed the Japanese their vulnerability. Secondy, "Battle of the Coral Sea" followed by the "Battle of Midway". After these two sea battles, the two navies were essentially on a par, wheras the Japanese had greater superiority prior.

[gmc]

Battle of Britain for rather obvious reasons.

[Bothwell]

For Britain not a battle at all but an evacuation (excuse me) Dunkirk.
For the USA from what I have read it was Midway

[Raven]

Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nothing stands so starkly alone in it's influence.

[Lon]

Originally Posted by Raven

Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nothing stands so starkly alone in it's influence.

With all due respect----these two events were the "coup de gras" and ended the war, not pivotal.

[LT flora]

I agree with midway but i also think about the invasion of italy to.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Lon

With all due respect----these two events were the "coup de gras" and ended the war, not pivotal.

okay.......since we're 'nit-picking'
I'd say the most pivotal would be the battle of the bulge. That began the end for Germany.
As the US was fighting a war on two fronts, I would say Midway turned the tide in the Pacific.

[Lon]

On the European Front, the "Battle of Kursk" between the Russians and Germans, May 4th, 1943 was pivotal. It was the biggest clash of Armour in history, with 900,000 Germans & 1,300,000 Russians. Oddly enough, not many have ever heard of it.


http://zhukov.mitsi.com/Kursk.htm

[greydeadhead]

Hmmm.. I would have to say the Normandy invasion in Europe.. and in the Pacific.. Midway..