What if Germany invaded Turkey in WW2?
If Germany invaded Turkey, Britain would almost certainly ship in war supplies. Turkey would almost certainly allow British troops to come and help them defend. This would probably include aircraft too, and the Battle of Britain and the Blitz were aerial defeats of the Luftwaffe by the Royal Air Force.
What would have happened if Turkey joined WW2?
Originally Answered: How would Turkey affect WW2 if it joined the axis in 1939? Its most effective use could have been to attack and occupy the middle east to deprive Britain of the oil and supply it to Germany. It would also haven given a second avenue of attack into Egypt and to capture the strategic Suez canal.
Why did Turkey not join the Axis in WW2?
Originally Answered: Why didn’t Tukey join the Axis in WW2? Because Turkey would have gained nothing. Turkey had no enemies and with no good army, navy, or air force it would have been suicide to join either side as the other side would have likely attacked them very quickly.
Who occupied Turkey in 1917?
the Ottoman Empire
The occupation of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul’un İşgali) (November 13, 1918 – October 4, 1923), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, by British, French, Italian, and Greek forces, took place in accordance with the Armistice of Mudros, which ended Ottoman participation in the First World War.
Did Turkish soldiers fight in WW2?
Turkey declared war on the Axis powers in February, 1945, after the Allies made its invitation to the inaugural meeting of the United Nations (along with the invitations of several other nations) conditional on full belligerency. No Turkish troops ever saw combat.
When did Britain invade Turkey?
On April 25, 1915, a week after Anglo-French naval attacks on the Dardanelles end in dismal failure, the Allies launch a large-scale land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Turkish-controlled land mass bordering the northern side of the Dardanelles.
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