How are the Battle of Britain, Stalingrad and El Alamein significant to the outcome of WWII?
They were some of the major turning points of the war German withdrawal from the Battle of Britain meant that Britain would not be conquered and the war would continue. Had Germany conquered Britain in 1940, Hitler would control Europe and victory would have been a certainty. The Axis defeat at El Alamein halted the advance toward the key Suez Canal and the oil fields of the Middle East. Afterward, the Axis was pushed out of Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic and the Allies could assault Europe. The Axis defeat at Stalingrad was the major turning point of World War II. It marked the end of Nazi expansion; the back of the German military had been broken and Hitler’s armies began their long retreat out of Russia.Taking Stalingrad would’ve meant that the U.S.S.R. could and would be defeated, and it would have allowed the Germans access to vast oil fields of the Caucasus and the Middle East. Another major turning point of WWII that you didn’t mention was the Battle of Midway – it
