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Originally posted by RACooper
Actually I think you need to examine your knowledge of history.... the Battle of Britain was over and the Allies were bombing the Germans too, and more importantly the Battle of Stalingrad was ending. The USSR was the deciding factor for the defeat of Germany.... by the time the US had entered the war the German's were already on the defensive in the east.
As for Japan, following the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Canada, the UK, and Australia declared war on Japan before the US did.
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The USSR was not the sole deciding factor for the defeat of Germany but it was a combination of things including the U.S. entering the war.
France and Britian had been rocked by the Germans and although the "Battle of Britian" had "ended" (which from what I understand was still being bombed heavily by the Germans, but maybe I'm wrong), it didn't mean that the British were on an "instant offensive."
As you probably noticed I said the Germans were threatening to occupy the former Soviet Union, even if the battle of Stalingrad was "ending" it wasn't "over." BUt I will agree that it did put the Germans on the defensive but I dont' agree that the Germans were on a "great defensive" prior to that.
And it must have been one hell of a defensive considering the amount of detail and support needed for the D-Day invasion.