In the middle and late period of World War II, the only thing that could resist the European battlefield was the Soviet Union. France was overwhelmed by The German Blitzkrieg and chose to surrender in just one month, and although Britain was stubbornly resisting, it could only use the English Channel to prevent Germany from occupying LinkedIn countries, let alone other small countries.
The situation in the European theater began to improve, and after the Anglo-American coalition launched the Normandy landings, the fierceness of the battle was self-evident. However, there are also many people who cannot understand that at that time, Germany and the Soviet Union fought, the war between the two sides was fierce, Germany had been wiped out 8 million troops, and it was meaningless for the coalition forces to attack again. But in fact, the situation at that time was not as simple as we thought.
First, the Soviet Union has repeatedly urged Britain and the United States to open up new battlefields in Europe
Beginning with Germany's tearing up of the treaty in June 1941 and the German offensive against the Soviet Union, the war between the Soviet Union and Germany lasted for four years, with nearly sixty million troops invested by both sides.
Originally, Germany thought that it could quickly take the Soviet Union again through blitzkrieg and then turn around and destroy Britain, but what Germany did not expect was that although the Soviet Union did not react quickly enough to the war, it was still a bone that was difficult to gnaw.
The Soviets used the tactics of the sea of men to defend Moscow, successfully resisted the pace of the German offensive, and organized a counterattack after the battle. From the perspective of the war situation, Germany has entered a disadvantage, as long as the Soviet Union defeats Germany with a single blow, a large number of territories will be planted with the flag of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet authorities were well aware of this, but they chose to cooperate with Britain and the United States, repeatedly urging the two countries to open up new battlefields in Europe.
Second, if the Soviet Union wanted to clear the European battlefield on its own, it needed to pay a heavy price
Not because the Soviet Union did not like territorial expansion, but because the Soviet-German war was originally a lose-lose war. Although the Soviet Union successfully repelled the Germans, they used the tactic of the sea of people, the casualty ratio reached 3:1, and the number of Soviet deaths in the entire Soviet-German war reached 6.88 million, which was only directly confirmed on the battlefield, captured in prisoner-of-war camps, and the number of missing people has not been counted.
The Soviet Union, which repelled Germany and began to organize a counterattack, wanted to clear the European battlefield on its own, and could only devote all its national strength and manpower to fight this war, and even if it finally won, the Soviet Union could only leave an army of less than 5 million people, and they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. You should know that during the Soviet-German war, because a large number of men were conscripted into the army, the logistics work had to be supported by women, and even many women participated in the war and rushed to the front to defend the country.
If the Soviet Union chooses to fight Germany to the end, although it can clear the European battlefield and become the biggest beneficiary, after the war, how to face the old power of Europe, Britain, and the ambitious United States in the west, will become a big problem. Therefore, although the Soviet Union had a great advantage in the number of troops at that time, they still chose to let Britain and the United States support the European battlefield to avoid further expansion of losses.
Third, Britain and the United States also have their own small calculations
Before the Normandy landings, Britain and the United States had their own small calculations. Neither country wanted the Soviet Union to dominate the European battlefield, but they did not eagerly intervene in the European theater. After Germany was repulsed by the Soviet Union, the outcome of Germany's defeat was already expected, so Britain and the United States wanted to use Germany to further reduce the strength of the Soviet Union in order to facilitate the confrontation between the two sides after the war.
Because Britain and the United States did not take the initiative to attack, they still had strong war potential, and finally chose to intervene in the European battlefield, more because they wanted to profit from it, first, they could compete for territory, and second, after defeating Germany, as the victorious country, they also had the right to claim compensation. So the Normandy landings were more like a deal between the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States, and if Britain and the United States could not profit from it, perhaps this war would not have broken out.
No matter from which point of view to consider, the Normandy landing war will not be a meaningless war, first of all, the new front opened by Britain and the United States has reduced the pressure on the Soviet Union and allowed the Soviet Union's subsequent counterattack to be carried out smoothly, for Britain and the United States, they have obtained the benefits they deserve from this war, both sides are standing in their own perspective, making the most favorable decision for themselves, and no one is more advantageous.
From the perspective of the entire war situation, Britain and the United States sent troops to attack Germany, which accelerated the demise of Germany and accelerated the progress of the end of World War II. The war that could have lasted longer and brought more losses to innocent people was brought to an early end, and it also laid the foundation for victory in the Asian theater afterwards.
After the surrender of Germany, the Soviet Union and the United States put the focus of the battlefield on Japan, and also defeated Japan in a short period of time, which was unable to support itself because of the long battle, so in general, the Normandy landing was of extraordinary significance to World War II.