Which island was a strategic location during World War II?

Answer 1

This is a very broad question that could generate a large number of valid responses. Here's a pass at covering just a few of the strategic decisions. #1: Hitler broke his pact of non-agression with the Soviet Union in 1940 and started a war on two fronts for Germany. This was perhaps the worst of several strategic mistakes made by Hitler. #2: Germany never developed long range bombers like the Allies did. They favored fighter planes over bombers. Allied bombing raids over Germany provided an important advantage for the allies. #3 US developed an atomic bomb and used to it cut the war short with Japan to save countless lives (likely in the millions) that would have been lost if an invasion of the Japanese mainland occured.

AnswerOne of the most statigec islands for the AMERICANS was Okiwana and Iwo Jima. On of the stratigec islands for the Germans was Crete and ( if they had conquord it) Britain. A stratigic island for the Japanese was midway ( they never took over it.)

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Another Answer

The Philippine Islands ( Luzon if we need to be specific). American held it sat on the maritime path between Japan and the oilfields of the Dutch East Indies. The main reason for Japan going to war was the oil embargo. Once occupied by the Japanese, the Philippine Islands were critical to holding so oil could be shipped to the home islands of Japan. Once retaken by the Americans, it became a pivotal base where the Americans could launch attacks of their choosing onto the East Asian mainland or Japan it self.

Answer

One of the most statigec islands for the AMERICANS was Okiwana and Iwo Jima. On of the stratigec islands for the Germans was Crete and ( if they had conquord it) Britain. A stratigic island for the Japanese was midway ( they never took over it.)

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Answer 2

Geographically - none.

Answer"Geographically, none"

Perhaps the island of Puerto Rico might not have been invaded by any of the active combatants during the Second World War, but the above "fact" could not be further for the truth.

For the past five centuries in which Puerto Rico has been the colony of an imperial power, first Spain and then the United States, the island was repeatedly invaded, mainly by English and Dutch forces, due to its geographically CENTRAL position as the largest island between the Lesser and Mayor Antilles. It has been described countless times as the "key to the Caribbean" and all of the European powers during the age of imperial expansion into the New World knew it. Such a fact was not lost to the U.S. when they invaded and took the island from the Spanish, nor was this knowledge lost during the days of World War Two.

As the gateway into the Caribbean, countless commercial and transport ships passed thru Puertorrican waters, many of these destined for the war effort to England, and later to African and Mediterranean ports. There were at least three confirmed sinkings of merchant vessels by U-boats in the vicinity of Puerto Rico alone, and the presence of German and Italian spies on the island was well documented. Black outs were common as aircraft took off for sub-hunting missions, and Allied military vessels stoped to resupply. Not to mention that the island was esentially turned into a fortress and the keystone in the defense of the entire Caribbean Theater, just like Spanish times.To say that the island was geographically uninportant to the Allied war effort is quite simply idiotic.

Answer 3

Wake, Guam, and Midway Islands