"Defending the Reich 1944-45" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Nov 2019 9:28 p.m. PST |
"Despite the failure of the Luftwaffe Blitz against Britain to force a surrender, or at least pave the way for a decisive land victory, it was still felt that air power could win the war by attacking industrial and civilian targets. A British Government report concluded "I doubt whether Germany will stand 12 or 18 months' continuous, intensified and increased bombing, affecting, as it must, her war production, her power of resistance, her industries and her will to resist (by which I mean morale). The policy was wholeheartedly endorsed by Air Chief Marshal 'Bomber' Harris, appointed by Churchill to command the fleet of heavy bombers then coming off the ever increasing production lines. The Soviets were also demanding that the Western Allies open a second front to ease pressure on the east and until the US, British and Canadian ground forces were sufficiently strong enough to actually invade occupied Europe a bombing campaign was the only option. When Hitler boasted of "Fortress Europe" President Roosevelt called it a "fortress without a roof". A Mighty Fortress attempts to reproduce on the table top the strategy and tactics of the daylight air campaign…"
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