It wasn't totally bad, but two major losses happened early in that month. The German forces attacking Stalingrad surrendered on Feb 2, ending that battle as a major victory for the Soviets. Additionally, the US finally captured Guadalcanal on Feb 9, ending Japanese occupation there. Both losses for the Axis resulted in the Allies going on the offensive, attacking them instead of defending.
However, as mentioned, not all was bad for the Axis. German forces in Africa inflicted two defeats on the newly arriving Allied forces, including a fairly big victory at Kasserine Pass. However, this too wound up not working well for the Axis, because it caused the Americans in particular to rethink their strategies and rework their command structure. The lasting effect of the battle was it made the US Army more effective in subsequent battles.
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During World War II, the 'soft underbelly' of the Axis Powers in 1943 was, according to Winston Churchill, the Italian Peninsula. Usually considered to have been the unfortunate effect of a misplaced metaphor, this view was partly responsible for the actual Allied invasion of Italy which took place in 1943.
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North Africa, Sicily, and France
During World War II, the 'soft underbelly' of the Axis Powers in 1943 was, according to Winston Churchill, the Italian Peninsula. Usually considered to have been the unfortunate effect of a misplaced metaphor, this view was partly responsible for the actual Allied invasion of Italy which took place in 1943.
Axis Powers Hetalia.
first we will start with the axis. there were the Nazis, Italians (they dropped out of the war in 1943), and japanese. the allies had the US, Canada, britain, and most of the other countries in europe.
In 1943 the Allies spent $62.5 billion on war armaments. In contrast to this was the Axis Powers that spent $18.3 billion.
Allies - The US , Britain and Russia / Axis - Germany , Italy and Japan .
The axis powers were led by Nazi Germany.