set of 4 DVDs, recently discovered at the back/bottom of a home storage cabinet;
never opened, never used;

We can not identify where/when/how/ we came into possession of this boxed set; "Echo Bridge Home Entertainment" seems to be the producer.

Winner chosen in random 'name picked out of hat' process; Karma winner chosen by end of 2/21/2019.

Entrants must have more than 73 posts before today; and submit brief statement naming which battle of WW2, either land/air/sea/undercover operations, they feel of the greatest signficance to increase the likelihood of Allied Victory.

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I believe that the pivotal battles of WWII can't be narrowed down to 1. I choose the "Big 3", in this order Stalingrad, El Alamein, and Midway. Each represent a key turning point in the war.

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I am going to say Billy Mitchell’s raid. Although purely symbolic it showed we could hit back and hit back fast after a pretty devastating hit.

I am in, thank you for the chance. I think the Battle of Midway was the most significant turning point of WWII which increased the likelihood of allied victory in the Pacific theatre. There were others, including the Manhattan project. The sum total of the contributions of every American at home and in the service were enormous. In the European theatre, the allied bombing of German factories and civilian population centers brought the German war effort to its knees.

I hope that is brief enough. It is difficult to pick one thing for a war this complex.

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So many battles during WWII can be viewed as turning points but IMHO the meat grinder known as Stalingrad and the death of the German 6th army was the swan song for the Third Reich and spelled doom in the ETO. Already mentioned in the PTO is the Battle of Midway which completely tipped the scales against the Japanese Imperial Navy and essentially gave US and Allied forces a free hand in our island hopping campaign.

Midway

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Maybe the Battle of Okinawa. But their were many others just as fierce. It was a hard time in American history, that too many have forgotten.

Midway for the Pacific as it left the Japanese with a significantly reduced navy with a corresponding inability to project power or defend its empire.
Somewhat different take for the European Theater but I think Operation Barbarosa was the most important as it set up the Eastern Front and the defeat of a significant portion of the German army. I have always wondered what could have been if the USSR had pulled out like they did in WW1? Operation Barbarosa prevented that, led to large loses of men and equipment, while keeping the German Army spread out in multiple theaters.

In the Pacific - Our ability to break and read the Japanese Codes plus our use of ship radar.

In the European theater: Hitler's meddling with fighter aircraft production and with strategic defenses in Russia.

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European Theatre: Battle of Britain was a big one for the allies. It allowed us to build and operate bases within range of the German war machine.

Pacific Theater: Midway. While we suffered loses as well as the Japanese, our ability to rebuild and replace our losses was far greater than Japans.

Jim

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I think that the Battle of the Bulge was one of, if not the, decisive battles of WWII.

Over extended, some say over confident Allied forces were surprised and nearly overwhelmed by the Axis in the winter of '44-45. Had the Germans prevailed (and they came close), it would have seriously set back the war effort and extended the length of the conflict dramatically.

It was the single largest loss of life for the Americans in Europe, but their ultimate victory signaled the end of the war.

I believe that choosing one event alone is too challenging. I'm going with (1) the secret mission where Jim Brown drops multiple grenades down ventilation shafts, (2) the stealing of many bars of gold by Clint Eastwood with a small band of tankers, and (3) the destruction of artillery by Gregory Peck by dumping it into the sea from the cliff as quite important. Of major impact the undercover activity by Bob Crane at Stalag 13 cannot be forgotten.

Bletchley Park to me is truly pivotal.

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Guadalcanal.

The high tide of Japanese victory ebbed there.

Please throw my name in the hat. In the Pacific without a doubt I believe the battle of Midway was the turning point of war. It was the first major defeat of the Jap's. They never did fully recover from that and from then on the Americas seems to gain steam.

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In the European theatre, Stalingrad. I only put it above the Battle of the Bulge because of the losses inflicted on the Axis in terms of personnel and materials. The Bulge was a last ditch effort in a clearly failing war.

In the pacific, Midway, as others have opined. As isolated as Japan was in terms of wartime resources, the losses suffered at Midway spelled disaster and retreat to the Japanese. They could never hope to produce enough assets to challenge the US Navy in the Pacific.

Great input gents. Drawing in 1 more day.

Ill take a stab at it.

Battle of Leyte Gulf, rendered the Japanese Imperial Navy irrelevant for remaining duration of war.

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