Allies Liberate Europe Ms. Ha Ch. 17 sec. 2 p.2 Pages:
I. Europe A. Operation Overlord 1. Invade France 2. Free Western Europe 3. Led: Eisenhower
B. Allies 1. USA 2. Great Britain 3. Canada 4. Mountain of supplies & weapons
C. Allies: 3 million soldiers 1. Land: Normandy, France 2. Phantom army miles away: Calais 4. Bad weather, delayed 1 day
D. Began: “D-Day” 1. June 6, Largest land-sea-air operation in army history 3. Brutal 4. In 7 days: allies held 80-mile strip of France
II. Allies gain ground A. One month later 1. One million soldiers landed a. Massive air & land bombardment b. Provided gap in German defense
B. General George Patton 1. Forward to Seine River 2. Liberated France, Belgium, Luxembourg by Sept. 1944
General George Patton
3. Sent message to Eisenhower “Dear Ike: Today I spat in the Seine”
C. F.D.R. elected to fourth term 1. Vice-President a. Harry S. Truman
Truman
III. Battle of the Bulge A. Hitler’s last offensive 1. Dec. 16, Tanks drive into Allied area 3. Created “bulge” in lines 4. Germans lost, never recovered
B. Concentration Camps 1. Discovered 2. Survivors freed 3. World: horrified
Inhumanity of Man
SURVIVORS
IV. Unconditional Surrender A. April 30, Hitler committed suicide 2. Companion Eva Braun a. Killed herself b. Both bodies burned
Eva Braun
B. V-E Day “Victory in Europe” 1. May 8, War in Europe/Hitler is over!
IV. Tragedy in the USA A. President Roosevelt dies 1. Brain hemorrhage 2. April 12, US Citizens in shock 4. Harry S. Truman becomes president