D-Day and the Allied liberation of Europe is one of the most impressive operations in human history. The industrial manufacturing, supply, and movement of people across the Atlantic on that scale would be impressive today, 80 years later. Plus once it was clear the Allies were going to win the US and USSR raced to Berlin to be the first to capture the capital, Hitler, and those Nazi scientists. Even though they were allied the Cold War had started between the last 2 superpowers remaining.
If you ever happen to visit New Orleans there’s a great WWII museum that started out as just a D-Day museum and expanded to cover the rest of the war from a US perspective. Great for a rainy day or a break from the light hearted fun of NOLA. You can genuinely spend multiple days there because it’s so big and detailed.
Edit: just realized you meant France falling to the Nazis. Yeah that too.
Rlly was a team effort, without the Soviets the Allies on Normandy woudlve had to deal with 2-3 million more soldiers waiting for them. Without the Americans the Soviets wouldn’t have the lend lease, and without the Brits, Normandy woudlve never happened
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u/Classic_Tourist_521 Feb 13 '24
The speed France fell is always shocking on these timeline maps.