The Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942 was intended to draw Axis forces away from the Eastern Front, thus relieving pressure on the hard-pressed Soviet Union….

At first, the main Allied strategy was simply to keep England from being invaded by Germany. After that, there were several disputes between England and America about what strategy should be used.

The Allied victory in North Africa destroyed or neutralized nearly 900,000 German and Italian troops, opened a second front against the Axis, permitted the invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland in the summer of 1943, and removed the Axis threat to the oilfields of the Middle East and to British supply lines to …

Leapfrogging. Leapfrogging was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Axis powers (most notably Japan) during World War II. It entailed bypassing and isolating heavily fortified Japanese positions while preparing to take over strategically important islands.

Germany conquered Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. How did victory in north Africa help the allies in invading Southern Europe? It allowed them to set up bases from which to attack southern Europe. Why were German surprise on D day?

The North African campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe.

The Axis defeat at El Alamein meant that North Africa would be lost to Hitler and Mussolini. The defeat was due to a variety of factors. These included insufficient Axis numbers, overextended supply lines, and Allied air superiority.

If Germany focused on North Africa there would have been a lot more ships sunk and aircraft shot down. All up the lost about 432 aircraft in all (source wikipedia).

The second battle of El Alamein

The battle for North Africa was a struggle for control of the Suez Canal and access to oil from the Middle East and raw materials from Asia. Oil in particular had become a critical strategic commodity due to the increased mechanization of modern armies.

The main battle tanks used by the Germans in Africa were Panzer III and IV’s which proved effective during Blitzkrieg, but were not up to standards on the Eastern Front.

If the Axis powers had won in North Africa, Italy would not have been invaded by the Allies. The Axis powers would probably have won control of the whole Mediterranean. They would be able to tap its resources and also they would receive a mighty morale boost. British morale would plummet.

What if Italy won the Africa Campaign, and captured the Suez within 6 months of war? That would have had two immediate concequences: the loss of british and french Middle East and a new possible front on the Caucasus against the soviets who had most of their oil reserves there.

Overall, if Nazi Germany hadn’t declared war on the USSR, they might have successfully captured Britain (though that’s debatable), but the USSR would have declared war on them and took over Europe. The U.S. might intervene, but would be severely handicapped with the loss of Britain.

The Lend-Lease Act stated that the U.S. government could lend or lease (rather than sell) war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.” Under this policy, the United States was able to supply military aid to its foreign allies during World War II while still remaining officially neutral …

America’s involvement in World War II had a significant impact on the economy and workforce of the United States. Our involvement in the war soon changed that rate. American factories were retooled to produce goods to support the war effort and almost overnight the unemployment rate dropped to around 10%.

Mauritius has not had a standing army since 1968. All military, police, and security functions are carried out by 10,000 active duty personnel under the command of the Commissioner of Police. The 8,000-member National Police Force is responsible for domestic law enforcement.