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Why allies would want to open a second front in the European theater?
Stalin wanted the Allies to open a second front in Europe to releive pressure from his advancing army. If a second front was opened Hitler would have to split his forces and deal with two prongs that were advancing on Berlin and the Rhine, or the production heart of Germany. If either of these were taken Hitler would lose the war. The second front was made to put more pressure on Hitler and end the war quicker.
Where did the allies meet and agree to open a second front in europe?
Teheran
Why was France liberated?
To start a second front for the allies and to help relieve the Soviets.
Which place was the second front started during World War II?
During World War II, the Second Front long-desired by the Allies was finally opened in 1944 in western Europe. This additional front against Germany was started with the successful amphibious invasion -- code-named 'Operation Overlord' -- of Normandy, located in the north central portion of France along the Atlantic coast.
Which invasion allowed the allies to create a second front in Europe?
D-Day in June 6,1944.
Why did the Russians want the other allies to attack Germany?
By opening a second front the Allies would be able to draw off German strength from the Eastern Front and help relieve pressure upon the Russians .
What leader demanded that the allies open a second front in Europe?
Josef Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union
How did the treaty of brest litovsk affect the allies?
It allowed the Second Reich (Germany) to transfer all of the forces it had allocated to the Eastern Front to the Western Front, thus making fighting more intense on the Western Front.
Why were the Russians unhappy with the allies after Battle of Stalingrad?
The Russians wanted the Allies to open a second front where German forces would be drawn off and the diversion of German military assets to another front other than the Eastern Front would help the Russian march to Berlin .
What Allied leader was asking for a second front in World War 2 and why?
Joseph Stalin needed a second front opened to draw off German Forces and to ease the pressure that was being placed on the USSR.
What was operation sledge hammer in World War 2?
A plan for the Western allies to open the second front in France in 1942.
What brought an end to the second Punic War?
The defeat of the Carthaginian army by the Romans and their allies in front of Carthabe, with Carthage's capitulation.
