(August 30, 2017 at 1:41 am)CatholicDefender Wrote: True enough. But who led the bombing campaign abasing German cities destroying much of the industrial capacity? I believe that was the Yanks and Brits!
Once the bombing campaign shifted focus to the oil economy in 1944, its effects were felt, but until then it contributed very little to the war effort that made a difference at the front. Fun fact: German arms production peaked in 1944 -- after two years of bombing. It was only after the oil industry was attacked that the bomber missions began to be felt in the field.
The only real difference those bombers made prior to then was the diversion of thousands of AA guns from the Eastern Front. Those 88s were great tank-killers too, and perhaps could have made a difference in the defensive battles the Germans had to fight.
