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The War for EuropeChapter 24
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War Plans
Hitler was theforemost threat
Europe first,
Pacific second
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War Plans
Stalin neededhelp!
Russia andBritain wouldhelp Americafight Japan
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War Plans
UnconditionalSurrender wouldbe the only
acceptable end tofighting.
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Its fun tobe in the
samedecade as
you.
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Battle of the Atlantic
Hitler ordered hisU-Boats to sink allAmerican
shipping 4 mos. into the
war 87 US ships
sunk 7 mos. 681
ships sunk
Convoy System
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Battle of the Atlantic
Submarines become the hunted: Destroyers equipped with sonar Airplanes used to spot U-Boats
Hitler couldnt build U-Boats as fastas the allies were destroying them.
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Battle of the Atlantic
US expands ship building program US had 102 Ships by 1940 1943 140 Liberty ships produced each
month By mid-1943 the Battle of the
Atlantic had been won by the Allies.
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Stalin Holds Out
While the Allieswere building uptheir strength;
Stalin was left todeal with theNAZI onslaught.
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Stalin Holds Out
Stalingrad 330,000 German
soldiers sent 91,000 taken as
prisoner in the end 1,250,000 Soldiers
and civilians dead Turning point of
the war in the East
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Allied Plan to Win inEurope
Beat Hitler in North Africa
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Operation Torch
Invasion of North Africa throughVichy controlled territory Eisenhower vs. Rommel (Afrika
Korps)
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ImportantGenerals
Erwin Rommel The Desert Fox
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Rommels Objective
Take the Suez Canal and disruptAllied oil supplies. The Italians had made the attempt
and failed. Hitler sent in RommelsAfrika Corp
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Important Generals
General George S.Patton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uYjnWXFTQkM
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Important Generals
General BernardMontgomery (UK)
O ti
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OperationTorch
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Operation Torch
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Operation Torch
Consequences of the Operation: Vichy France taken over by Axis French army joins the Allied effort
against the Afrika Korps. Eisenhower learns how difficult it can be
to conduct amphibious operations.
Eisenhower learns how to take control ofoperations and remove commanders.
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Tehran Conference
Stalin wanted a second front to drainGerman supplies from attackingRussia
The Allies decide they dont haveenough troops to invade thecontinent.
Importance of
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Importance ofTehran
Eisenhower selected toserve as SupremeAllied Commander overGeneral Marshall
Decision to open aSecond Front inSouthern Europe.
(Operations Huskyand Avalanche)
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Allied Plan to Win inEurope
Attack the softunderbelly ofEurope Italy
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The Italian Campaign
Soft Underbelly of Europe Mussolini was arrested by his own
people
Hitler rescued Mussolini and restoredhim to power. Ordered German forces to dig in.
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Mussolini is Deposed
He tries to escape Italy disguised asa German Soldier Partisans capturehim during an ambush.
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Mussolini is
Deposed
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Hitlers Atlantic Wall
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Allied Plan to Win inEurope
Open up second front through France
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Hitlers Atlantic Wall
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Hitlers Atlantic Wall
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Hitlers Atlantic Wall
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The Invasion of France
Preparation for Operation Overlord 2 years Thousands of landing craft 3 million men The Allies bombarded France for a
month and a half in preparation for D-Day
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D-Day
Allies invade Normandy on 5beaches.
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D-Day
The invasion began June 6, 1944 The force involved in the invasion:
156,000 soldiers
4,000 landing craft 600 warships 11,000 Planes
Largest amphibious assualt in the history ofthe world!
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D-Day
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D-Day
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D-Day
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D-Day
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D-Day
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D-Day
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D-Day
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D-Day
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1 Million men 567,000 tons of supplies 170,000 vehicles