Lt. Col. John J Jacobson

Attaining air superiority over the German Air Force in 1944 did not, in and by itself, win the war in Europe, but it did make possible those operations that did. Had the Luftwaffe been able to maintain air superiority over the Continent from 1943-1944, the successful ground invasion at Normandy never would have taken place. Consequently, with his air force in control of the skies over the battlefield, Hitler would have been in a much better position...