Turning Points in World War 2?

Question

How were these the turning points of WWII
- El Alamien
- Pearl Harbor
- Stalingrad
- Operation Overload (D-Day)

Answer 1

I can speak for only two: Pearl Harbor and D-Day.

Pearl Harbor was an enormous mistake for the Japanese, and by affiliation, the Axis powers as well. It was strongly opposed by the Japanese miliary because they knew it would "awake a sleeping giant" That gave the U.S. the excuse it wanted to enter the war in more of a capacity than manufacturing.

D-Day showed a tremendous, relentless force of power from the U.S. and Britain. In combination with the incredible show of force from the U.S. and British air campaign, along with the Russian infantry and airpower from the northeast, the Germans were confronted with a very real vision of defeat.

Answer 2

How were these the turning points of WWII
Some Ideas
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_major_turning_points_of_World_War_2

- El Ala mien-The Brits crack a Nazi code that lead to a major set back for the Germans.

- Pearl Harbor- USA enters the war

- Stalingrad- Stiff Rusian resistance and the cold winter results in the aniliation or capture of many of Hitler's best divisions

- Operation Overload (D-Day)- Liberated France pushed the war all the way back to Berlin.


Don't forget the Pacific theater ...
Battles of:
Coral Sea
Midway
Iwo Jima
Saipan
Okinawa
ect.

Answer 3

All those points changed the course of war and caused German retreat in the respective regions (except Pearl Harbour).

Stalingrad was the main turning point of WWII, which reversed the balance of forces on the Russian territory and started the retreat of Germans.

Pearl Harbor caused the US to enter WWII.

D-Day marked the invasion of continental Europe by allied forces.

El Alamein started retreat of Germans in North Africa.

Answer 4

Turning points in the war:
Europe:
Battle of Britain: British victory over Germany air power allowed Britain to avoid invasion. Basically ended when Hitler canceled the invasion of Britain.
Battle of the Atlantic: Longest campaign of the war (1939-45) and resulted in either supplies being sunk or making it to Britain, Russia, France.
Stalingrad: Stopping point of German advance into Russia. Germany lost an entire army in the battle.
D-Day: Invasion of Europe by the Allies to open a second front against Germany.

Pacific:
Coral Sea: First time the US stops Japanese advance, not a victory but a draw.
Midway: Japan loses 4 fleet carriers, Japanese navy is never able to recover from the losses. Major Allied victory.
Guadalcanal: A 6 month exhaustive battle where Japan and the US throw huge amounts of men and resources into the battle. Japan losses are too great to recover from.

Answer 5

They were all major battles which marked major events.
Pearl Harbor - the entry of the USA into the war.
El Alamein - the first British war victory on land and the beginning of the axis rout in North Africa.
Stalingrad - the major Russian victory which turned the tide on the Eastern Front.
Overlord - the Allied invasion of Normandy to open the main Western Front which the Germans could not contain.

Answer 6

I'm sure everyone has his own opinion, but most people consider the Nazi defeat at Stalingrad as a significant turning point. If I were going to list any, I think I would say that the victory by the Royal Air Force against the superior forces of the Luftwaffe would be extremely important, since it convinced Hitler not to try to invade England and led him to invade Russia instead. Second would be the Battle of Stalingrad, as I mentioned before; next I would put the successful D Day invasion at Normandy, and last would be the Allied victory against the Nazi assault in the Ardennes, historically called The Battle of the Bulge.

Answer 7

El Alamien, The German Campain in the Northern Africa began to fall apart, the germans begin to Retreat

Peral Harbor- With Japans attack on Peral Harbor, America Declares War on Germany and Japan. Germany because germany signed treaty with Japan. Because of this America Begins preperation for war. No peral harbor, no d-day, Nazi Europe

Stalingrad- The tide of the war on the Eastren Front begins to fall apart. Germany begins to Retreat. From Russia, The War begins to fall apart

D-Day, The Americans/Brits land on the beaches of Normandy,France. With Superior firepower they push the German Army back into Germany. Determining the Outcome of the War

Hopes this helps

Answer 8

El Alamien-Turned around the war in the African desert for the allies
Pearl Harbour-Got the USA into the war
Stalingrad-Victory for Russians, which began there push against Germany right to Berlin
Operation Overlord-Landed allies back on mainland Europe, one of the first major landbased attack on nazioccupied Europe in a few years. Only other offensive had been airraids

Answer 9

El Alamein ----- the Afrika Corps defeated, Rommel pretty much kicked out of Africa.
Pearl Harbor --- as Yamamoto said, "we have awakened a sleeping giant." Once American resources were in the war, it was all a matter of time.
Stalingrad --- an entire German army annihilated, and the Germans never recovered. Totally pointless sacrifice of an army.
D-Day --- once a beachhead was established in France, it really was close to end-game.

Answer 10

Pearl Harbor :America Joined the War
Stalingrad:The small and wavering soviet Army defeats the German advance on their Country
D-Day:Sparked the Invasion of Normandy and the rest of Europe