Why did Stalin ask Churchill and Roosevelt to attack Germany from the west?

Question

Why did they delay in doing so?

Answer 1

To draw German forces away from the Russian front. It took 'so long' because of the time need to train and equip the necessary forces as well as continue fighting in North Africa, Italy and Asia.

Answer 2

I guess there is a very big mistake here.
Firstly, Stalin did not ask Churchill and Roosevelt to attack from the West (Normandy).
Stalin only asked, in 1942, Roosevelt for a second front (hopefully in the Balkans as the Russians hoped) to relief the Russians who are getting bogged down in 1942. In 1942, Germany was still an well oiled and mean fighting machine. However, Roosevelt did not consult his military advisors or Churchill and agreed to Stalin based on concessions the US will get after WW2.
The landings at Normandy was only planned from 1943 onwards after the successful campaign in Sicily and Italy.
Technically, the Allied forces opened the second front against Germany so late into the war was due to the Italian campaign and the built up require by the allied forces to mount a massive operation. The allied forces was a much less capable and leaner war machine. 1945 was a good time, as the Russians managed to turn the tables on their own by then. Thus some forces were channeled to the eastern front which actually makes the Normandy landings more of a piece of cake. The reason why so many people died in the Normandy landings was essentially because the US and the Brits screwed up quite a bit. E.g. 82nd airbone landed at wrong place, the tides were wrongly predicted and the artillery did little effect.

Answer 3

To relieve the pressure on the Soviet front. The delay was necessary for the training, build up of supplies and men, the weakening of the Luftwaffe and the design and construction of special equipment such as the Mulberry Harbors so that the invasion forces could be supplied over open beaches.
There would only be one chance to get it right. Failure would have been a catastrophe that could have prolonged the war by several years.

Answer 4

Because the russians soldiers had the east. the delay was in the weather believe it or not. Britain had to take it from the east/and the American/canadians had to fight upwards from italy. They had to plan carefully and make sure their plans were in order. Without the Russians the war may have been lost They signed an agreement in Africa and stragetically planned out their attack methods. WE had to send planes to England and then onward to russia, WE had to send uniforms to the russians soldiers. It was all logistical, it was planned and we had to do what we did given what we were handed.

Answer 5

If the D-Day invasion had failed, the war might have been lost. So they planned it very carefully. While fighting their way up Italy and across Africa, the hope was a beach landing in the North would break things open, but it needed to be done carefully and not fail.

Answer 6

to relieve the Soviets pressure since it was them who does the most fighting,as for the delay,i say Churchill and Roosevelt want to weaken the Soviets first then attack,for wartime allies,i say they don't really trust the Soviets

Answer 7

Wouldn't have made any sense for Russia to attack from the West now would it?