Today we will study a somewhat controversial issue, that is: If the United States did not participate in the war in World War II , will the Soviet Union and Britain defeat Germany on the European battlefield?
My view on history is consistent: we cannot deny the good things the United States has done in the past and its contribution to mankind just because it is not in good relations with the United States now. Anyone should maintain an objective attitude towards historical facts and should look at history from a materialistic historical perspective.
Now the United States has become synonymous with " hegemony ". In the eyes of many people, it is a country that is completely unreasonable, and even a country that some people hate very much.
But what many people don’t know is: during World War II, in the eyes of anti-fascist countries around the world, the United States was the personal favorite " Uncle Sam ".
World War II So far, it has been the war with the widest range of participation in human history, involving the most countries and causing the most damage. It should not be one of them. This war affected 61 countries and regions, and 2 billion people were involved in this war...
On September 1, 1939, the Germans attacked Polish , which also marked the full outbreak of World War II.
Before the Americans participated in the war, the two sides of the main battlefield in Europe should have been Germany VS Britain and the Soviet Union, and France surrendered relatively early; the Asian battlefield was Japan vs Southeast Asia and China.
If the United States did not participate in the war in World War II, what impact would it have? Let’s analyze it from two aspects:
First, what is the situation in World War II before the Americans participated in the war? Which side is the dominant? Second, what role did the United States play in the war? If the United States does not participate in the war, will the Soviet Union and Britain defeat Germany on the European battlefield?
To be honest, before the United States participated in World War II on December 8, 1941, both Germany on the European battlefield and Japan on the Asian battlefield were basically in an absolute dominant position.
The exact time when the Americans officially participated in World War II and started the declaration of war on fascist countries was December 8, 1941.
This date is also the second day after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. At that time, the United States President Roosevelt solemnly announced in Congress that the United States declared war on Japan and Germany in an all-round way.
One interesting thing is: although we had fought with Japan for many years, we had not declared war on Japan. But after the Americans declared war, we immediately declared war on Japan and Germany at the same time.
This shows a fact: After the Americans joined the anti-fascist camp against the world, they have played a "peace of mind" for many countries.
Let’s take a look first: the European battlefields of World War II and the Asian battlefield before the United States participated in the war!
Since Germany blitzed Poland on September 1, 1939, the German army led by Hitler has been unstoppable and unstoppable.
On April 9, 1940, Germany invaded Norway and Denmark; in May, hundreds of thousands of troops from Britain and France were forced to start the Dunkirk retreat ;
In June of the same year, the Germans bypassed France's famous "Magino Line of Defense " and forced France to surrender in just over a month. At this time, there are two countries left on the European continent who can fight against the Germans —the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
In August of the same year, Hitler initiated the famous " Sea Lion Plan ", and the strategic bombing of the UK began. Although Britain did not surrender at that time with the natural danger of English Channel , it was already in danger of self-safety and in danger.
On June 22, 1941, Germany began the famous "Barbarossa" plan, hiding the Soviet Union from three aspects.This is perhaps the most intense, cruel and most military-invested war in human history. The war with the Soviet-German War has officially begun - The Soviet-German War has fully broken out.
The Soviet Union faced the German raid, and its early performance was completely sensible to describe it: it was defeated, collapsed thousands of miles away, and was hung and beaten.
The Soviets made two major mistakes before the war: first, they never believed that Germany would attack themselves; second, the "great purge" within the former Soviet Union killed almost all outstanding military commanders.
scene of the Soviet Union's captured army
Within ten days of the start of the Soviet-German War, the German army broke into the depth of 600 kilometers of the Soviet Union. During the first day of the battle, the Soviet army lost more than 1,200 aircraft, of which 800 were blown up before they took off.
When the war started to September, the Soviet army suffered more than 2.8 million people. There were countless losses in weapons, equipment and strategic materials: light weapons, lost more than 4 million pieces, tanks and armored vehicles, lost more than 15,000 vehicles, artillery, and more than 7,000 aircraft...
11941, Germany concentrated the troops of 74 divisions, more than 2,000 tanks, and more than 10,000 artillery pieces to launch the " Moscow Battle " to capture the Soviet capital. At that time, the Soviet Union itself was not sure whether it could hold on to Moscow .
They have begun to transfer supplies and personnel, such as: 1 million train widgets have been transferred, and many Soviet leaders are ready to evacuate at any time...
These Soviet soldiers who participated in the parade went directly to the battlefield
In November 1941, the German army had fought to the point that it was only 20 kilometers away from Moscow, and the famous Red Square military parade was also initiated at this time. Of course, the Soviet Union won the Battle of Moscow in the end, but this was just a miserable victory.
Everyone should remember one day. The Soviet Union began its counterattack against Germany on December 7, 1941. This day was also the day when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
London
Britain at that time had been beaten by the Germans to no longer have temper. Although the Germans did not occupy Britain for the time being across the English Channel, they carried out strategic bombings on Britain every day and night, and the British were in the most difficult period in the history of World War II.
On the Asian battlefield, the Japanese army was in a state of unstoppable state. In 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China. Although we have undergone tenacious resistance, due to the large gap in national strength between the two sides, almost all major battles in the previous years were failed, and the losses were extremely heavy, and the Japanese occupied Nanjing.
In 1941, Japan occupied most of China and Southeast Asia and was beaten by the Japanese army. China's Anti-Japanese War faced an extremely difficult situation. Since Japan cut off the channel between us and the supply of external materials, the Anti-Japanese War was also at a historical low at this time.
or above is the situation in the European and Asian battlefields before the United States participated in the war. It is undoubtedly said: "The power of the fascist countries was in a state of overall dominance at that time, and the anti-fascist war and the power were also in the most difficult time."
Roosevelt declared war on Japan
What did the United States' participation in the war mean to the Soviet Union and Britain? What role did it play in the world anti-fascist war?
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched an air strike on the US military Pearl Harbor , which directly led to the indecisive United States that began to declare war on Japan.
A war "giant" has since joined the Allied camp. From this moment on, the fate of the fascists has been destined...
Let's first look at what the reactions of several major powers in the anti-fascist camp after the United States declared war on Japan?
Our reaction at that time: After Chiang Kai-shek learned that the United States declared war on Japan, Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing has always been serious and depressed. It is said that he happily sang Peking Opera at that time.
Soviet reaction: Stalin After learning that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, he laughed happily and said, "It's OK now." In fact, the Soviets were very happy, which also made Stalin's biggest stone fall into the ground, because it was impossible for Germany and Japan to attack the Soviet Union on both sides.
UK's reaction: According to historical records, after learning that Japan's air strike against Pearl Harbor, he cried with joy and was so excited. In the past, the British tried every means to get the assistance of the United States, but now the United States has become an ally, which is simply great news.
By the way, Britain was trapped in Europe at that time and could not move. For the British, the participation of the United States was an extremely powerful ally fighting side by side with them.
or above is the reaction of China, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom to the Americans' participation in the war: that is to be happy and excited.
When the Germans knew that Japan's air strike on Pearl Harbor, their first reaction was to "swear people" and call the Japanese stupid. Hitler was furious at the time and immediately found the Japanese ambassador to Germany to question...
Let's take a look at how the Americans performed in World War II after joining the war?
After the United States declared war on Japan, it also announced that The Pacific War broke out. This largest naval and air war in human history has begun.
After the United States declared war on Japan, an unprecedented "big production movement" was launched in China, and countless materials, equipment and war necessities were continuously produced.
What many people don’t know is that the United States was the undisputed “factory of the world” at that time. As early as 1884, Americans basically completed domestic industrialization; the United States' GDP surpassed Britain in this year and became the world's largest industrial power.
By 1940, the Americans' GDP had exceeded the 200 billion US dollars mark, which was definitely the world's number one at that time.
Although the famous "Great Depression" incident occurred in the United States, the United States' industrial production capacity is still the strongest in the world in the undisputed world.
For a long time, Americans have given the world a feeling that they are free and casual and have no patriotic feelings. However, in the more than four years since the United States fully participated in World War II, Americans' patriotic enthusiasm has increased unprecedentedly.
Many American young people rushed to the battlefield without hesitation, and many wives sent their husbands to the front line. For example, many people should have heard of the story of Bush.
At that time, countless Americans were working day and night, producing weapons and ammunition regardless of their rewards; every arsenal was working day and night, and many Americans didn't even need overtime pay, which was something that they could not imagine in normal times.
In addition, Hollywood stars carried out more than 260,000 condolence performances; countless Americans donated money and materials to the country, and patriotic propaganda posters on the streets and alleys of the United States.
In a word, the patriotic enthusiasm of the entire American society was aroused. Many people say that the four years of World War II were the "fourths of unity" for Americans - there has never been such an exciting scene since then.
A country with strong production capacity, strong weapon research and development capabilities, and strong patriotic enthusiasm has appeared on the battlefield of the world's anti-fascist battle.
The US military then fought a life-and-death battle with the Japanese in Guado , Jawa Island, and Iwo Jima Battle , and severely damaged the Japanese joint fleet in the Midway Naval Battle.
The United States then launched a strategic bombing in Tokyo and almost 60% of Japan's cities were destroyed. Finally, it used two atomic bombs to promote Japan's unconditional surrender.
In World War II, the United States eliminated 60% of Japan's elite army, more than 80% of the Japanese air force, and almost all of the Japanese navy ...
The Americans' war against Japan was the most beneficial to us, which greatly reduced the pressure from Japan's troops.
At that time, many elite Japanese troops were drawn to Pacific battlefield to fight against the United States, resulting in the fact that the troops on the Chinese battlefield were very empty.
For the Soviet Union, the United States' war against Japan greatly reduced the pressure on the Soviet Union in the Far East battlefield, and also allowed the Soviets to calmly withdraw some Japanese troops defending in the Far East and deal with Germany with all their strength.
Normandy landing
The United States not only annihilated the main force of the Japanese army on Pacific , but also launched a battle against the Germans on the European battlefield. For example: the Normandy landing that opened up the main battlefield of Germany was led by the Americans.
or above is the contribution of the United States to World War II directly, directly defeating Japan and indirectly knocking down Germany.
The United States produced a huge amount of weapons and equipment in World War II
Another major contribution of the United States is its huge amount of material assistance to its allies. After the United States declared war on fascism on December 8, 1941, the United States provided the largest war aid to its allies in human history.
Everyone knows what the situation was at that time: China was in the most difficult period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and various war materials were extremely short of. For example: Many soldiers do not even have weapons, and several people share a gun.
The Soviet Union was severely difficult at that time
The Soviet Union was beaten by the Germans and suffered heavy losses in material losses. For example: The Soviet Union lost 2,000 munitions of arms in the first 18 days of fighting with the German army, and lost 3,000 artillery pieces, 1,500 tanks and 1,500 aircraft. The same is true for the UK: the Dunkirk retreat caused heavy losses to its equipment and troops; the London bombing hit Britain's industrial foundation severely.
In short, before the United States participated in the war, almost all the supplies and weapons of the Allied countries were almost at the point of "end of their way".
After the United States joined the war, it launched unprecedentedly large aid to the Allied countries, greatly replenishing the strength of the Allied forces. If the United States' participation in the war means to the Allies, it is used to describe it as: Carbon is sent from the snow.
The production capacity of the United States during World War II is probably the highest level in human history. aircraft carrier has produced 150 ships, more than 300,000 aircraft, hundreds of thousands of tanks, and countless strategic materials.
In the entire four years after World War II, the United States' military and material assistance to its allies reached a record high of $50 billion. Most of the aid was given to China, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.Let’s take a look at the specific situation:
Materials transported to the Soviet Union
The United States has provided all-round and large-scale strategic assistance to the Soviet Union:
aircraft: 14,018 tanks, armored vehicles: 22,800 vehicles, more than 540,000 vehicles of various transport vehicles, 7,944 anti-aircraft guns, submachine guns, : 108,293 support;
There are also various military supplies: 130,713 tons of smokeless guns, explosives, 2,237 tons, steel: 2589,766 tons, aluminum 26,110 tons, oil 26,22,357 tons, chemicals 631,017 tons, various types of ships : 672 ships...
These things combined have a total value of more than 11 billion US dollars. At that time, much of the United States' aid to the Soviet Union had exceeded the Soviet Union's own production capacity.
The United States spared no effort to aid the United Kingdom. Among them, the United States' aid to Britain was as high as more than US$30 billion. Although it provided much less aid to us than the Soviet Union and Britain, it still played a huge role in our war of resistance.
The United States' aid to us that year was mainly divided into three parts:
First, the interest-free loan was about 1 billion US dollars;
Second, we transported a large amount of military supplies through the famous "Camel Route";
Third, the United States sent a large number of military experts and military advisers to help us fight the Japanese.
Many people say that the United States has not helped us much, but don’t forget that we were “end of our way” at that time. The aid of the United States has greatly improved our confidence and ability to defeat Japanese imperialism.
or above is the great contribution of the Americans to the entire anti-fascist war after they joined the war. It has to be said that the participation of the United States played a decisive role in the final victory of the anti-fascist war.
