The Terrible Day

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World War 11 dramatically changed the strategies of war and created anew type of warfare though the use of airplanes. The traditional combat between armies became obsolete during this era. The size and destructive power of the bombs that could be dropped replaced the strengths and skills of a country’s army that† were in battle. Air warfare could n now be used to conquer a stronger power. Aircraft has many advantages compared to land battle. Planes have the ability to move freely and quickly from one place to another. Also, they have the means to cause a wide range of destruction with smaller number of troops. These various aspects of air warfare played a major role in preventing the advantages of Hitler and the Nazi regime during World War 11.
The Prime Minister of England addressed the Cabinet of War on the first anniversary of the outbreak of war stating:
“The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming mastery in the air. The Fighters are our salvation, but the Bombers alone provide the means of victory. We must, therefore develop the power to carry an ever-increasing volume of explosives to Germany, so as to pulverize the entire industry and scientific while holding him [Hitler] at the arms length from out Island. In no other way at the present visible can we hope to overcome the immense military power of Germany…” (Saundry100)
Britain and the United States forces planned to bomb economic and industrial centers of Germany. By destroying these two significant focal points, the allied forces
Planned that this would cripple and destroy the Germany’s war efforts. The lack of commerce and ability to produce war materials would drastically limit the advancing forces of the Nazi regime (Levine 45). The Germans forces planned to use their air force to compliment the advantages of their army. This was intended to aid the immense and highly trained a...