Germany first policy
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The Germany first policy was a World War II Allied grand strategy prioritizing the defeat of Nazi Germany before focusing full military efforts on Japan.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied strategy
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grand strategy ⓘ military strategy ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Allied powers
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Europe First policy
NERFINISHED
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Europe First strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany First strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deprioritizedTheater | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
accelerated defeat of Nazi Germany
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greater share of Allied forces deployed to Europe ⓘ limited resources for early Pacific offensives ⓘ |
| formulatedDuring | pre‑US entry planning for World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to Allied victory sequence over Axis powers
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shaped overall Allied resource allocation in World War II ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Combined Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
allocation of more resources to European Theater
ⓘ
planning and execution of the Normandy invasion ⓘ priority to North African and Mediterranean campaigns ⓘ strategic bombing campaign against Germany ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Combined Chiefs of Staff planning
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U.S.–British staff talks (ABC‑1) in 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| justification |
Germany had greater industrial capacity than Japan
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Germany posed direct threat to Britain and Soviet Union ⓘ Germany viewed as the most dangerous Axis power ⓘ defeating Germany would weaken Axis coalition overall ⓘ |
| mainAdversary | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some U.S. Navy leaders favoring Pacific focus ⓘ |
| otherAdversary | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | defeat Nazi Germany first ⓘ |
| prioritizedTheater | European Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Normandy landings
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Second front in Europe ⓘ strategic bombing of Germany ⓘ unconditional surrender policy ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | defeat Imperial Japan after Germany ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British military leadership
NERFINISHED
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Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
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