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Some people might tell you that it was the Normandy Invasions, more commonly known as "D-Day". However, this question is open to interpretation.
Personally, I believe the Battle of Britain was the major turning point in the Western European Theatre. France had been defeated in three weeks, and the Russians were taking a beating as well. It wasn't looking good for the allies in the early stages of the war.
However, in order for the Germans to take Britain (and therefore control Western Europe entirely), they had to control the skies of the English Channel and knock out nearby British air bases; without this, British fighters and bombers could blow German transports during an amphibious assault right out of the water. As we all now know, however, the British were able to repel the Luftwaffe in one of the longest and greatest aerial battles of all time (the British owe a lot of their success to the recent development of the radar; this invention had come just in time for them, as they were able to tell where the Germans were coming from long before they crossed the English Channel). If Germany had successfully invaded England, it would turn the war into a full one-front war against the Russians, and Stalin could not win that war.
Now that the British held out, this gave the Americans a staging ground for an amphibious assault on the beaches of Normandy. We all know how the rest of the story goes.
Again, this is an interpretation. Some people might have other opinions.
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What was d-day and why was it the turning point of war in western Europe?
It was the biggest invasion in history. It was the turning point because Allied troops were now back in Europe, actually fighting Germans near their own territory
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the turning point of a event
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It wasn't a turning point, it was the liberation of Western Europe. The turning point in Europe in WWII was the Battle Of Stalingrad.
What battle was the turning point of world war 2 on the Western front?
Invasion of Normandy or D-Day was first turning point of the war on the western front, a 2nd turning point was Battle of the Bulge.
The turning point of the war on the western front was?
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What was a turning point in world war 2 war?
The Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt. Stalingrad was the turning point on the Eastern Front. El Alamein was the turning point in Africa. Midway was the turning point in the Pacific, and Normandy was the turning point on the Western Front.
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It was the biggest invasion in history. It was the turning point because Allied troops were now back in Europe, actually fighting Germans near their own territory
What was a major turning point for the Roman Empire?
It's defeat of rival Carthage for control of Western Europe.
A major turning point of the war was-?
There were several turning points in the Second World War:Battle of Coral Sea and Battle of Midway (turning point against Japan in the Pacific)Battle of Stalingrad (turning point against Germany on the Eastern Front)Second Battle of El Alamein and Operation Torch (turning point against Italy in North Africa)D Day (turning point against Germany on the Western Front)
What was a turning point in fighting on the Western European front?
D-Day Tuesday, 6 June 1944 .
What was the turning point to World war 2?
The Germans violated the Versailles Treaty and attacked Poland. The Japanese invaded China and other places before bombing the US Naval Fleet. These events led to World War 2. Stalingrad was the turning point on the Eastern Front. El Alamein was the turning point in Africa. Midway was the turning point in the Pacific, and Normandy was the turning point on the Western Front.
Turning point of the war on the western front?
D-Day. Once we had a beachhead in France it was just a matter of time
What was the turning point on the eastern front in ww2?
Stalingrad is regarded as the turning point for the eastern front.
What was the main purpose of D Day?
There was only 1 main purpose D-Day. That was that it was the beginning of the Allied campaign on the Western Front to regain control of western Europe and to push for Germany. That is why D-Day would be considered a turninf point of WW2 in Europe on the Western Front.
