What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
The Second World War broke out in 1939, and it was also the largest battle in human history, and 61 countries were transferred to this battle. The most important of these countries were the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China, and the Soviet Union. These countries were the main warring states that participated in the war during World War II. At that time Germany, Japan, and Italy were called fascist Axis powers. The United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the Republic of China were all anti-fascist allies.
Then, as the main military power in the Period of World War II, it is the above countries. However, how did these countries' militaries fare during World War II? Which country has the strongest combat effectiveness? Today, combined with the performance of the armies of various countries in World War II, analyze which country's troops can be ranked first.
Armies of various countries during World War II
The Italian troops during World War II did not perform very well in World War II, and it cannot be denied that they had no combat effectiveness, mainly because their combat awareness was very poor, as long as they thought that they could not complete the task, they would choose to surrender, or in the case of encountering more people on the battlefield than themselves, in general, they would choose to surrender. And on the battlefield, the Italian troops were like traveling, with bread and red wine on them. As a result, the Italian troops were among the worst in world war II.
The French Army, on the other hand, once dominated Europe in Napoleon's time. But after the end of the First World War, France was exhausted, and the French people hated war. So in order to prevent retaliation from the German people, they took defensive measures, and after the end of the First World War, they built the famous Maginot Line, which was to prevent the German invasion. However, during World War II, we all know that the Maginot Line could not resist the German attack at all, and soon the German army broke through the British and French forces and soon occupied France. By this time it had become a government-in-exile in France. It can be seen that the French army that once dominated Europe no longer exists.
But the United Kingdom belongs to the island nation, their main force is the navy, so the army of the United Kingdom is relatively weak, it can be said that during the Second World War, the British navy is still the hegemon of the sea. However, their army units were defeated by the Germans on the European battlefields, including the colonies in North Africa and Southeast Asia, which were defeated by the Germans and Japanese.
Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army, the will to fight, and its performance on the battlefield, should be stronger than the Italian, French, and British armies. However, let the weapons and equipment, these countries must be superior to the National Revolutionary Army. Assuming that the National Revolutionary Army can have the same weapons and equipment as the British army, the overall level of strength will be greatly increased.
The combat effectiveness of the US troops should be considered moderate. In the Southeast Asian battlefield, the US army led by MacArthur was once beaten by the Japanese army to lose its armor and armor, and even the American mythical figure MacArthur fled in a hurry, which shows that the US army is inferior to the Japanese army in combat ability. But the United States had advanced science and technology and had good weapons and equipment, so in the Pacific War, they defeated the Japanese army. Of course, the U.S. military was able to win the Pacific War not because of how brave the U.S. military was, but because they had advanced combat weapons.
The Soviet troops during World War II were the strongest will to fight. In the Soviet-German battlefield during World War II, the German army almost occupied the Soviet Union, however, the Soviet troops did not give up, but continued to fight to the end, and the German army began a life-and-death struggle. Although Soviet troops lost 600,000 in the Battle of Kiev, the Germans did not break their will to fight. Thus, under the command of Zhukov, the Soviet god of war, in the end, the Red Army won the battle.
The Japanese army during World War II can also be regarded as a unit with strong combat capabilities. You know, the Japanese army during World War II is the most capable unit in Asia. He fought with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist army, Britain, and the United States, and all achieved stage victories. If the Japanese front had not been stretched too long, military supplies would not have been able to keep up, and the domestic economic level would have been limited. Maybe the U.S. military may not be their opponent, you know, in the Pacific theater, the Japanese army's will to fight, and their crazy behavior, let the U.S. military at that time feel afraid.
Therefore, in the ranking of the strength of the armies of various countries during World War II, the Japanese army should be able to rank second, and the first place should be the Nazi German army. You must know that the German army during World War II swept through the European battlefield, and the French, British, and Soviet troops were all defeated by the German army. The defeat of Germany was also due to the fact that the front line was too long, the domestic economy could not support such a large-scale operation, coupled with the defeat on the Soviet battlefield, which caused the domestic economy to collapse and let the once invincible German army decline.