Winning the War in Europe

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Winning the War in Europe

• WWII

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I. Turning the Tide

• 1. Fall of 1942
• a. British and Americans
• -Victory in the South
• -Won North Africa
• b. Russians
• -Victorious in the East

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2. Summer 1943

• a. U.S. General Patton
• -Won control of Italy Sicily

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3. Allied air bombings

• a. Destroyed strategic targets
• -factories
• -oil refineries
• -military bases
• -airports
• -VERY SUCCESSFUL

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II. The Final Offensives

• 1. D-Day (June 6th 1944)
• a. Massive allied invasion
• -Normandy France
• b. Amphibious warfare
• c. Allies took Paris
• -Liberated France

At dawn on 6 June 1944 Operation Overlord began.
The invasion forces landed on 5 beaches along the
Normandy coast Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and
Sword. On the first day, 2,700 vessels and 1,897
landing craft sailed. The cargo was 130,000
soldiers, 12,000 vehicles, 2,000 tanks and 10,000
tons of stores.
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2. V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

• a. Allies destroyed German forces
• b. Russians captured Berlin
• -May 7th 1945
• -Unconditional German surrender
• -V.E. Day