HIST 388 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Case Blue, Mosul, Gambling
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It was first checked in 1941 in russia, particularly in december; in 1942/43 in. Finally in the battle of the atlantic in may 1943 (doenitz had to call of the submarine offensive) The allied strategy shifted from the principle germany first" (written into the. January 1942 washington pact war coalition of britain, us, russia, exiled government of france, poland and others 24-26 in total) to the pacific war thanks to. One of the main reasons was the fear that russia would be defeated by germany, but it turned out that during the winter 1941/42 russia would not be defeated, and. American interests were focused on the pacific rather than the atlantic or europe (focus on japan) this was one of the reasons for the shift of attention to the pacific, thanks to russia. Germany, in non-animosity/hostility he pursued this until his last days in office.