Retaking Europe

Review

Atlantic Charter1. Order2. Global

Vision3. Active

Defense

How Do You Begin The War?

1. Battle of the Atlantic

• Liberty ships•Problem = •Wolf Packs• Solution = •Convoys • Technology

Where To Next?

2. North Africa

• Italian Stumble•Desert Fox• El Alamein•U.S. Arrival•Desperation• Surrender

Where To Next?

Casablanca Summit

•Decision 1• Soviet View•British View•American

View•Decision 2

Russia Stands• German

Problems:

• Overextension

• Lack of Supplies

• Russian Winter!

• Turning point

3. Italy• Sicily• Italian Public• Mussolini Flees• Italy surrenders• Germans!• Anzio• Mussolini’s End

Where To Next?

4. Air War

• 24/7• Saturation bombing • Pinpoint bombing• Goal• Firebombings• Casualties =

Civilians

Where To Next?

5. D-Day• Operation

Overlord• Danger•Misinformation• June 5• June 6• Liberation!•Multiprong

Utah

Omaha

Gold

Juno

Sword

Normandy

Where To Next?

6. Western Europe• Low Countries• Nazi Desperation• Last Chance• Battle of the

Bulge• Pinch!• It’s Over…

Yalta• Big 3 Meeting• Different Goals• Soviet Help• Lies (Oops #1)• Should FDR and

Churchill have known better?• No choice

Where To Next?

7. On to Berlin?• Rhine River• Eisenhower

Options:• 1. Berlin and

Prague• 2. Mop Up• Eisenhower

Decision (Oops #2)

Rhine RiverElbe River

Death of FDR

•Pressure•Stroke•Death•V.P. Truman

Berlin Obliterated

Russian Advance

House-To-House

Honor or Revenge?

The End

•Hitler’s End = • Suicide•Remains?•Berlin Falls•VE Day = 5/8

OR 5/9