The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because
a. they wanted to wait until Germany and the Soviet Union had badly bloodied each other.
b. the Soviet Union seemed poised to finish off Nazi Germany after its counteroffensive following the Battle of Stalingrad.
c. the Soviet Union requested a delay until they could coordinate attacks on the eastern and western fronts.
d. they believed that North Africa was more strategically vital.
e. the British were fearful of becoming bogged down in a ground war in France.
e
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