Eisenhower's Effect On Nazi Germany

American General Dwight Eisenhower once said, ¨Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely,” in order to prepare his soldiers for a difficult but necessary war-time measure. The task Eisenhower described was an Allied military effort in Italy during World War II. American, Canadian, British, and French soldiers pushed through 20 months of fighting to reach Northern Italy. Heavy casualties happened, but they were able to defeat some of Germany’s best troops to gain the territory. The Italian Campaign, an Allied military effort in World War II, made an impact on World War II because of its advantages for the Allies and its effect on Germany and Italy.
At the forefront
Germany’s high casualty count hurt their entire army. In fact, they used many more troops than expected, having used fewer troops in other battles that earned them victories. By the end, their total casualties were 434,000 troops. Before the campaign, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler had a strong relationship. However, after all of Mussolini’s diaries and letters were exposed, Hitler found out that he disliked him and thought he was simplistic and coarse. This affected their relationship and caused their disdain for each other, a situation that negatively impacted Nazi Germany. All of Germany’s distress caused them to have trouble in the rest of the war. They eventually surrender to the war and Allies get the victory. Not only was Germany influenced, Italy also went through
All of the land in Italy was heavily destroyed. Troops made heavily entrenched fortifications, and it rained or snowed almost every day. The heavy downpour caused mud to cover the land. Meanwhile, the Allies dropped bombs repeatedly. After the invasion of Africa, the Allies had a secret meeting in Morocco and discussed where to attack next. They wanted to invade Italian Sicily or Cardinia because they thought the campaign would knock Italy out of the war. This changed Italy’s and the Allies’ friendship. At some point, Hitler ordered to have Partisans executed to get revenge from their bomb ambush. The Nazis murdered them in the caves of Via Ardeatina. The total death count was 335, but some were killed accidentally because they got caught up in the event. This altered all of the Italians’ feelings towards the Germans and Adolf Hitler. This changed how the war progressed due to these events replacing Italy’s feeling towards Nazi Germany and the Allies. All of these events that happened throughout the campaign shaped how World War continued on and how it ended in 1945.
Gains for the Allies and impacts on Germany and Italy are reasons why the Italian Campaign, a military effort by the Allies during World War II, changed World War II. It not only impacted how the war carried on, but it also helped