Small events constitute big history; details determine the rise and fall.
One less nail, one horse's paw, one horse's paw, one war horse, one war horse, one battle, one country. ”
The great German poet Goethe once called history "God's mysterious workshop" with awe.
In fact, most of the time this workshop is just cold and boring to record a trivial and bland thing;
It is only at a certain moment that this workshop will burst out the most comedic spark in an instant, a fleeting moment, a trivial event, determining the life and death of a person, the victory or defeat of an army, the survival of a country...
Small events have influenced and changed, constituting a magnificent history of World War II.
First, more than 40 percent of aircraft in World War II were lost to mechanical failures.
Air warfare originated in World War I and became a strategic force that determined victory or defeat in World War II; whoever had more advanced fighter planes and whose logistical support was more perfect would have a better grasp of air supremacy in modern warfare and thus win the war.
Second, the second atomic bomb developed by the United States, named "Fat Man", derived from Churchill's body shape.
The dropping of two atomic bombs by the United States did not have much impact on the course of World War II.
In fact, before dropping the atomic bomb, the U.S. Air Force had turned half of Japan into ruins.
In order to test the power of the atomic bomb, the commander of the US Army Aviation Corps, Arnold, also strictly forbade Li Mei to bomb the following cities: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Ogura, and Niigata, because they were the testing grounds for atomic bombs.
If there had been no atomic bomb, then these cities would have been burned by Li Mei long ago.
The United States dropped the atomic bomb, one is to test its true power. The second is a strategic deterrent to the Soviet Union.
Third, half a million Purple Hearts were not successfully issued.
Purple Heart (the first type of medal given to ordinary soldiers by the United States)
In the U.S. military medal system, the Purple Heart undoubtedly occupies an important position. This kind of medal is almost synonymous with blood and sacrifice. It is the oldest military medal in the United States and is called "eternal purple heart" by the officers and men of the US army.
In World War II, considering the huge casualties that the U.S. military might suffer in the attack on the Japanese mainland, the United States pre-created 500,000 Purple Heart medals, which have been used by the U.S. military until now due to Japan's surrender.
In the national war, the Rulers of the United States are not afraid to sacrifice the lives of ordinary soldiers.
In the face of absolute strength, the role of bravery in the war was also greatly reduced, which was the core reason for Japan's surrender.
Fourth, the Japanese Navy's indian ocean wilderness.
In 1942, near the African island of Madagascar, the British Empire and the Dutch Navy fought against the Vichy French and Imperial Japanese Navies, and Japan and France were defeated.
The success of the Madagascar landings thwarted the Japanese ambition to acquire bases in the Indian Ocean.
Fifth, the U.S. military dispatched 15 battleships during the attack on Iwo Jima, which was larger than the 13 battleships that the Allies dispatched when they landed in Normandy.
In the German-Italian-Japanese Axis Alliance, the Japanese Navy was the most powerful, but still far inferior to the British and American navies.
Britain and the United States had powerful sea powers, could attack and retreat, and controlled most of the resources on the planet, and the Axis powers could not win.
Sixth, the Mexican Air Force participated in the 1944 Battle of the Philippines against Japan.
Mexico is too far from heaven and too close to the United States, and there is little hope for true independence.
Seventh, US President George H.W. Bush was a carrier-based aircraft pilot in World War II, during the war his plane was shot down during the bombing of Japanese islands, and he was the only one of the three people on the plane who survived, and he parachuted and floated at sea for 4 hours before being rescued.
Eighth, the Japanese bombed the west coast of the United States in World War II, but only one aircraft dropped two incendiary bombs, but did not cause any damage; this was the only time that the United States was bombed by enemy aircraft in World War II. The Japanese pilots on duty survived the war and traveled to the United States to apologize.
Ninth, the process of the German occupation of Luxembourg: the German army did not fire a single shot into Luxembourg, the Luxembourg army commander led 2 companies of infantry to set up roadblocks, the German army found out and sent an officer with a white flag to persuade the other side to surrender. As a result, the Lu army surrendered, was released immediately after being disarmed by the Germans, and returned to his home on time for lunch.
Tenth, Thailand declared war on the United States on January 25, 1942, but the Thai ambassador to the United States at that time refused to hand over the declaration of war to the United States, so the United States never declared war on Thailand, and after the war, the United States also came forward to avoid being treated as an Axis power.