The Allies Are Victorious

Allies plan for victory Dec. 1941- met to decide strategy for victory Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet at the Yalta Conference. * Churchill, FDR and Stalin at Yalta meeting

Battle for Stalingrad Began August 23, 1942 Luftwaffe went on bombing raids The turning point in the war between Germany and USSR

Stalingrad Stalin demanded troops defend the city at all costs November - Soviet troops outside the city launched counter attack Germans were trapped, supplies were cut off, and Hitler refused to allow German troops to retreat By November 1942, Germans controlled 90% of the city

* Active Participation Name the military strategist who first made the same mistake that Hitler made by invading Russia? What helped the Russian military in both events? *

Invasion of Italy July 10, 1943 180,000 Allied forces landed on Sicily and captured it Conquest of Sicily toppled Mussolini from power September 3rd- Italy surrendered to the Allies Above -- During the invasion of Sicily, an American cargo ship is hit by a bomb from a German plane and its cargo of munitions explodes, off Gela, Sicily. July 1943. (Photo credit: U.S. National Archives)

Fate of Mussolini Mussolini disguised himself as a German soldier, was discovered and shot His body was hanged in the Milan town square

Life on Allied Home Front Rallied to support the war Produced weapons and equipment Factories converted to produce goods for war By 1944- almost 18 million workers in U.S. (mostly women)

Civil Rights and the War Thousands of Japanese Americans were interned in relocation camps based on their ancestry. 1941-46: US imprisoned some 31,275 people. Most prisoners were American citizens of Japanese decent

D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy Largest amphibious invasion ever launched in the history of the world. *Opens a Second European Front giving relief to Russia Turn the tide of war in the favor of the Allies June 6, 1944

Leaders of D-Day Leaders of D-Day Field Marshall Montgomery was the overall commander of the Ground forces Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel designed the defense for Hitler’s forces. Leaders of D-Day Leaders of D-Day Field Marshall Erwin Rommel designed the defense for Hitler’s forces. Rommel was the best known of Hitler’s generals, and was nicknamed “The Desert Fox.” Rommel above

D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy Paratroopers from the 82nd and the 101st Airborne Division were dropped behind enemy lines early in the morning. Gliders carrying troopers secured bridges and roadways.

D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy The 82nd suffered heavy casualties at St. Mere Eglise. The “Screaming Eagles” of the 101 also suffered 50% casualties.

*This was the second front started in France. D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy *This was the second front started in France. Success puts us closer to the heart of Germany. June 6, 1944

LST heading for Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy 5 teams assaulted the beaches of Normandy, France. The Americans came under the heaviest fire on Omaha and Utah beaches. LST heading for Normandy June 6, 1944

D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy The Germans were hindered with the following problems: Bad Weather – and the top generals had left for war games in Paris. Rommel was gone, it was his wife’s birthday. Allied Win Allied Win

Hitler was asleep, and had ordered his secretary not to awaken him! D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy D- Day, the Invasion of Normandy German commanders could not release their Panzer divisions for a counter strike without Hitler’s permission. Hitler was asleep, and had ordered his secretary not to awaken him! Allied Win Allied Win

Horrible History Don’t Wake Hitler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckicPSty7Pw

By Aug. 1944, the Allies had liberated: Liberated Allies Liberated Allies By Aug. 1944, the Allies had liberated: France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. American troops in tank passing the Arc de Triomphe after the liberation of Paris, August 1944.

The Last Offensive The Last Offensive The Battle of the Bulge Hitler launched his final offense in the winter of 1944. It was a race to the sea, where German forces crashed through Allied lines in the Ardennes Forest. Delayed allied advance for six weeks A heavily armed German soldier on the offensive

*Allied Victory Over Germany* Best explanation: Soviet’s larger army Americans manufacture more weapons Germany fighting on several fronts