Allies Are VictoriousAllies Are Victorious

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North AfricaNorth Africa

Erwin RommelErwin Rommel

VsVs Bernard Bernard

MontogomeryMontogomery

Battle of El Battle of El AlameinAlamein

North AfricaNorth Africa

Operation Operation Torch-11/8/42-Torch-11/8/42-allied force of allied force of 107,000 107,000 landed in landed in Morocco and Morocco and Algeria.Algeria.

Led by Dwight Led by Dwight Eisenhower.Eisenhower.

Germans were Germans were caught between caught between the British and the British and American forces American forces and Rommel’s and Rommel’s Afrika Korps Afrika Korps was defeated in was defeated in May 1943May 1943

StalingradStalingrad Begins 8/23/1942-By Nov 1942, Begins 8/23/1942-By Nov 1942,

Germans controlled 90% of the cityGermans controlled 90% of the city Winter sets in & Soviets Winter sets in & Soviets

counterattackcounterattack February 2, 1943, 90,000 of 330,000 February 2, 1943, 90,000 of 330,000

Germans surrendered. The Soviets Germans surrendered. The Soviets lost over 1 million troops.lost over 1 million troops.

ItalyItaly July 10July 10thth, 1943-, 1943-

Allied soldiers Allied soldiers landed on Sicily landed on Sicily and captured it and captured it from Italian and from Italian and German troops German troops by August.by August.

Entered Rome Entered Rome on June 4, 1944.on June 4, 1944.

MussoliniMussolini April 28April 28thth, 1945, , 1945,

Mussolini Mussolini discovered discovered disguised as a disguised as a German. The German. The following day he following day he was shot and was shot and was hanged in was hanged in MilanMilan

Japanese InternmentJapanese Internment

After Pearl Harbor wave of After Pearl Harbor wave of prejudice against Japanese prejudice against Japanese AmericansAmericans

From 1941-1946 the U.S. From 1941-1946 the U.S. imprisoned Japanese-Americans - imprisoned Japanese-Americans - 2/3 of the them were born in 2/3 of the them were born in America.America.

D-day InvasionD-day Invasion

General Eisenhower planned to General Eisenhower planned to strike on the coast of Normandy strike on the coast of Normandy (dummy army at Calais).(dummy army at Calais).

Operation Overlord-D-Day-June Operation Overlord-D-Day-June 6, 1944.6, 1944.

1 million troops entered within a 1 million troops entered within a monthmonth

British, American, French and British, American, French and Canadian troops fought along a Canadian troops fought along a 60 mile stretch.60 mile stretch.

3,000 Americans died on June 63,000 Americans died on June 6

D dayD day

D dayD day

Battle of the Battle of the BulgeBulge

Dec 16, 1944, Dec 16, 1944, Hitler gambled Hitler gambled on an on an offensiveoffensive

Stuck between Stuck between 3 mil Allies 3 mil Allies from West and from West and 6 mil from East6 mil from East

HitlerHitler

On April 29, On April 29, 1945 Hitler 1945 Hitler married Eva married Eva Braun Braun

Two days later Two days later they they committed committed suicidesuicide

SurrenderSurrender May 7, 1945 Eisenhower accepted May 7, 1945 Eisenhower accepted

the unconditional surrender of the the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich from the German Third Reich from the German military.military.

FDR died on April 12, before the FDR died on April 12, before the surrendersurrender

Island HoppingIsland Hopping

USA taking backUSA taking back OkinawaOkinawa Iwo JimoIwo Jimo PhillipinesPhillipines

Douglas Douglas MacArthur MacArthur

Harry TrumanHarry Truman

Fat Man and Little BoyFat Man and Little Boy

Colonel Paul TibbitsColonel Paul Tibbits

HiroshimaHiroshima

Emperor HirohitoEmperor Hirohito

Surrender????Surrender????

NagasakiNagasaki

AfterAfter

BeforeBefore

FINALLY!!!!FINALLY!!!!