Weather
and geography played an important role in military strategy, the outcome of
battles, and the civilian experience during World War II. While weather and geography are difficult to
control, the Allies and the Axis militaries attempted to adapt their strategy
and equipment to limit the challenges of geography and weather conditions and
even to take advantage of them. Weather and geography also impacted how
civilians experienced the war in positive and negative ways. This exhibit
provides cases of when weather and/or geography were influential in World War
II. The exhibit is divided into seven panels, each anchored by a guiding
question and detailing a specific aspect of the war.