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D-Day to BerlinVictory in
EuropeJune 6, 1944-May 8, 1945
Aim: How did the Allies win victory in Europe over the Axis powers?
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OPERATION OVERLORD June 6th, 1944
Invasion of mainland of Europe. It was essential to winning the war
Allies establish a foothold within a few weeks.1 Million troops / 566,648 tons of supplies /171,532 vehicles in FranceAllies push through France and on 8/25/44 Paris Liberated (freed)
D-Day Landing at
Omaha BeachNormandy,
France
June 6th, 1944
U.S. ForcesAlso at
Utah Beech
U.S. soldiers landing on Omaha Beach
Going over the top D-Day
BATTLE OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGEBULGE• DEC. 1944 - JAN.
1945• LAST GERMAN
OFFENSIVE• VITAL SEAPORT:
ANTWERP• “BULGE” IN LINES• 100,000 GERMAN
CASULATIES• 800 tanks lost• Largest battle in
Western Europe
Battle of the Bulge• Belgium, France, Luxemburg
• 12/16/44
• Germans last offensive
• Wanted to reach Antwerp and force Allies to negotiate peace
• German Defeat—marks the end of serious German resistance
• 81,000 US casualties 1,400 British, 800 tanks
The End of the War in Europe
• By 1945, Soviets surround Berlin
• Hitler commits suicide April 30, 1945
• Germany signs an unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945
• V-E Day—Victory in Europe—May 8, 1945
Russians place Hammer and Sickle Flag on the
Reichstag (German Legislature)