preface
When it comes to Hitler, many people think of his arrogance. But even Hitler had a country in World War II that he did not dare to mess with. Not only did he not dare to provoke himself, Hitler also advised the Japanese many times. However, Japan insisted on acting arbitrarily and was almost destroyed in the end. Who is this country?
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The economic crisis intensified the contradictions, and for the sake of profit, Germany, Italy and Japan provoked war.
When it comes to World War II, I believe that the first thing that many people think of is Hitler. It was Hitler who started World War II, and Germany's military strength at that time was so strong that it took only 40 days to capture France. Even the then powerful Soviet Union was hit by German troops in Moscow. But it is such a strong country that, when facing a country, it always maintains a high degree of vigilance and does not dare to provoke the other party. Moreover, Hitler repeatedly warned the Allied Power, Japan, not to go to war with that country. But ambitious Japan did not heed Hitler's advice, which eventually led to the almost destruction of Japan.
After World War I, Germany was not strong. As a defeated country, Germany suffered a lot, losing a lot of territory and population. The economic crisis of 1929 intensified the contradictions between the capitalist worlds. The three german, Italian, and Japanese countries, which were gradually becoming stronger, demanded a redivision of the sphere of influence.
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After Hitler came to power, he used a very infectious speech to win the hearts of many people. After this, Hitler vigorously developed the military industry in preparation for war. Due to the abundant preparations before the war, Hitler used tanks and armored units to continuously carry out blitzkrieg. Later, throughout the European battlefield, Germany was almost without adversaries. After the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain, France, the United States and other countries chose Mingzhe to protect themselves, which encouraged the arrogance of fascism.
On the Asian battlefield, Japan took control of the entire war. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan's economy developed rapidly and became an Asian power. However, due to japan's small size, natural resources are scarce. So they hit the idea on other countries. In order to develop, Japan decided to plunder the resources of other countries.
Under the brainwashing of militarism and imperialism, almost all japanese people are soldiers. In the face of huge differences in military strength, the Japanese government even declared that it would end the fighting and occupy China within 3 months. Japan's initial plan was to feed the war with war, invade other countries, seize resources, and then throw themselves into a new war. At that time, in addition to China, many southeast Asian countries were also invaded by Japan. In 1939, Japan again began to provoke the Soviet Union. But the Battle of Nomonkan made Japan understand that the Soviet Union was not easy to mess with. Persimmons should be picked and pinched softly, and Japan understands this truth. So Japan began to look for targets again.
Battle of Nomenkan
In order to obtain more abundant natural resources, the Japanese sneaked into Pearl Harbor. This incident made the American people very angry. The day after the outbreak, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt publicly declared war against Japan. Obviously, Japan chose the wrong opponent this time. Hitler had been warning Japan not to go to war with the United States until now, and it was clear that Japan did not take his words to heart. Why was Hitler so jealous of the United States? At that time, the United States survived the "Great Depression" period, and the domestic economy gradually recovered. And the heavy industry of the United States is very developed, and the military force is strong. At that time, the United States had the largest number of aircraft carriers and ocean-going combat fleets in the world, so Hitler was very jealous of the military power of the United States.
The United States has continuously dumped weapons and equipment and oil and other resources on other countries, and has made a lot of money. Although Hitler was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to express anything. The United States and Germany are across the ocean, and the well water does not violate the river water, so Hitler has never started a war against the United States. Although Germany's military strength is relatively strong, it is obviously unrealistic to be the enemy of all the world's great powers. Therefore, Hitler had strictly forbidden the German army from having friction with the United States and preventing the United States from entering the war. But Hitler did not expect that he would meet a "pig teammate". So why does Japan dare to be so iron-headed?
The United States entered the war
As the world's first military power at that time, the United States joined World War II and would turn the tide of the war.
At that time, Japan had been deeply involved in the Chinese battlefield for several years. As an island nation, Japan's natural resources are not abundant, making it difficult to support long-term war consumption. As a result, resources such as oil have always relied on imports from the United States. But with Japan's expansion in Southeast Asia, it violated U.S. interests. As a result, the United States has tightened its export quotas to Japan and increased its assistance to anti-fascist countries. After this, the Japanese government found that the country's natural resources were difficult to sustain the war. In the end, the Japanese government decided to launch a surprise attack while the United States was not ready to enter the war.
As an important military base for the US military in the Pacific, Japan has targeted Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor connected the United States, Asia and Australia, while also curbing Japan's expansion. To wage a Pacific war, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an indispensable part of Japan's strategic plan. Because the United States was influenced by the "Europe before Asia" strategy, it did not have much defense against Japan. In November 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Island in the early hours of the morning. The U.S. military was caught off guard and did not mount massive resistance.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
In the end, the Japanese destroyed 18 American ships and 232 aircraft at a very small cost, and a total of 3681 American troops were killed in this raid. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor dealt a huge blow to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Japanese army seized the opportunity to grasp the sea and air supremacy in the Pacific Ocean, creating conditions for attacking Southeast Asian countries.
In fact, although the United States had not participated in the war before, Roosevelt had always had his own concerns. If Germany achieves its strategic objectives, will it unite with other countries to attack the United States? So the United States is not completely unprepared at home. Moreover, the United States did not enter the war not because of fear, but because of the democratic policy of the United States, if a war began, it needed the consent of the people, so it did not participate in the Second World War, but watched from the other side. But the U.S. government did not really sit on the sidelines, and behind the scenes, the United States quietly used this war to frenziedly accumulate wealth.
After the United States entered World War II, it quickly changed the situation of the war. After all, the war was already in its later stages, and almost all the countries participating in the war were exhausted. However, the United States, as the first military power at that time, coupled with a developed economy, was almost invincible. Japan has put itself in big trouble this time. Some people say that if the United States had not entered the war, the second world war would have been fought for another three or four years.
In May 1942, in order to further attack the American fleet, Japan decided to capture Midway. This not only contained the U.S. fleet, but also facilitated Japan's expansion into the Central and Southwest Pacific. However, the U.S. military deciphered the Japanese communication code and grasped the Japanese military's battle plan. Subsequently, the US military planned to wait for the rabbit and wait for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy.
The Japanese made sufficient plans for this attack, and brought in more than 200 ships and more than 700 carrier-based aircraft. When the Japanese launched a second wave of bombing of Midway, the Americans counterattacked. Four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk and forced to retreat, and the Americans took advantage of the victory to pursue. In the Battle of Midway, the Japanese suffered heavy losses, the naval power was hit, and the situation in World War II was reversed.
In addition to attacking the Japanese on the battlefield, the U.S. military also continuously sent bombers to bomb Japan. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military sent B-25 bombers to attack Tokyo. But the attack lasted only 30 seconds and did not cause too many casualties. It was only to give Japan a warning, but also to enhance the confidence of the AMERICAN soldiers. Beginning in 1944, the U.S. military continued to send aircraft to bomb. More than half of Japan's cities were baptized by bombs, killing more people than the atomic bombs.
B-25 bomber
In the 1945 "Bombing of Tokyo", 334 B-29 bombers carried 2,000 tons of incendiary bombs over Tokyo. Under this carpet bombardment, Tokyo was devastated. Later, the U.S. military launched one attack after another using incendiary bombs. The small factories and workshops of the Japanese army were burned down, and the military industry suffered a catastrophe. For a time, Japan was almost paralyzed, people were panicked, and the Japanese people fled one after another.
However, it is incomprehensible that in the face of such a tragic situation. The Japanese government did not have the slightest remorse and tried to create a country where "all the people are soldiers.". The lives of the Japanese people are like weeds on the side of the road in the eyes of the Japanese government. Seeing that the Japanese government was still obstinate, the US military dropped two atomic bombs in Japan. In the end, Japan could not withstand such a devastating blow and chose to surrender.
The end of the war
The unjust war is doomed to failure, and those who do not care about the people will eventually perish.
When Tokyo was bombed, Japanese troops were also beaten on the battlefields of Asia. China was a major part of the Asian theater, and after the Lugou Bridge Incident, a full-scale war of resistance broke out. Armed with advanced weapons and equipment, the Japanese army attacked all the way to Shanghai. The Battle of Songhu was the first large-scale battle between China and Japan. Although our side suffered heavy casualties, it dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese aggressors and completely shattered their wild words of "ending the war in 3 months."
After experiencing many battles such as the fierce Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Taiyuan, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Changsha, the Shortcomings of the Japanese Army's insufficient strength and the difficulty of launching large-scale battles were also exposed. As the world's anti-fascist front grew, coupled with pressure from the United States, the Japanese army was determined to fight a battle to turn the tide. This was the Battle of Yuxianggui. The battle lasted 8 months, and the brutal Japanese even used poison gas bombs. In the end, both sides paid a huge price, and the Japanese army won a difficult victory.
With the signing of the Cairo Declaration, the anti-fascist countries of the world will unite until Japan surrenders. China's base areas behind enemy lines have entered the stage of strategic counter-offensive. Faced with pressure from many quarters, the Japanese army turned from attack to defense, and constantly launched "sweeps" of the base areas in an attempt to turn the tide of the war. However, Japan's defeat was doomed.
In 1944, the Spring/Summer Offensive opened up links between the various base areas. The Japanese army was divided and surrounded, and our army took advantage of the situation to retake many towns. At the same time, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region continued to expand its base areas and besieged the Japanese troops stationed in the city. The autumn-winter offensive in the second half of the year recovered some of the lines of communication. Subsequently, the CPC Central Committee dispatched the main force of the New Fourth Army to establish the anti-Japanese base area in Jiangnan, laying the foundation for the Allied landing and counter-attack.
When Japan was beaten on the battlefields of Asia, Germany's life was not good. In the early stages of the war, Germany attacked Poland with "Blitzkrieg" and then occupied France within 40 days. After tasting the sweetness on the Battlefield in Europe, Germany began to declare war on the Soviet Union. Hitler was in a hurry, but ignored the hidden dangers on the Battlefield in Europe.
Hitler secretly mobilized a large number of troops and weapons, and at the same time launched a fierce attack on the Soviet border of more than 2,000 kilometers. The Germans then divided into three routes and began their offensive against the Soviet Union. Because the Germans were raiding and blessed with advanced equipment, they took the initiative at the beginning. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was not only unprepared for war, but also had no defense plan. On the first day of the Soviet-German war, German troops invaded the Soviet Union for tens of kilometers. However, in the defense of Moscow, the German army was affected by the cold current, lost almost all combat effectiveness, and suffered heavy losses.
Battle of Stalingrad
In the ensuing Battle of Stalingrad, the Germans lost more than 1.5 million men. At this point, Germany lost the ability to attack and had to switch to the defensive stage. With the Normandy landings, Germany also lost the battlefield in Eastern Europe. As Soviet troops captured Berlin, Hitler shot himself, and Nazi Germany was completely wiped out. With The surrender of Japan, World War II finally came to an end.
War is cruel, and people provoke wars to satisfy their own selfish desires. Once the two countries go to war, the first to be hurt is the masses of the people. Therefore, a country and leader who provokes war must be a person who does not care about the interests of the people. They will eventually pay the price for their actions, and the unjust battle will never be won! May there be peace in the world and no war!