Write the answer of the given questions
Question 1- Why did the Western Allies delay so long in responding to Stalin's request that they open a Second Front in Europe against Germany? The invasion in North Africa was given preference; how successful was the war in North Africa for the Allies?
Question 2- Discuss the importance to Allied strategy and German destruction of Hamburg, Kassel, Wurzburg, Darmstadt, Heilbronn, Wuppertal, and Magdeburg during the "fire bombings."
I need experts assist to explain the importance to Allied strategy.