Turning Points in the European Theater

Battle of the Atlantic ____ & ________ vs. Germany German __________ tried to sink Allied ________________ (US sending _________ to Britain and ______)

North Africa US & Britain vs. Germany & ________ ___________ & Montgomery vs. Rommel, “The _____________” Desert warfare, ________, ___________ __________!

Strategic Bombing British & American _________ vs. German factories & cities - “__________” B-17 “_____________” ___________________

Battle of Stalingrad _____________ in history! ___________________ Hitler wanted to take Russia's _____________ Stalin ordered his army and civilians to ______ the city ___________ Russia “_____” - stopped the _____________, captured ____________

Invasion of Italy “The ______________ of Europe” Series of ______________ and airborne assaults Italian army ________________, Mussolini fled German troops ___________________; fierce fighting

Invasion of France _____________ “Operation __________” “D-Day” Largest ________________ in history US, British, and Canadian troops ___________ ___________ in __________ (France) Fierce resistance on _________ (Saving Private Ryan), _______________ killed

Invasion of France ____________, send millions of ____________ into France France _________ on _________________

Russian Counteroffensive ____________ – largest ________ in history (________ tanks) Ended ___________, but Germany _________ out of Russia Red Army _____________ Nazis back through Poland and then ______________

“Hitler's Last Gamble”

Germany in the West Battle of ________ Allies __________ on Germany from ________ Hitler's ___________ – all out attack on the American lines ___________ push Americans back, but lines __________ – they only __________ Germans ________________________

Invasion of Germany Germany running low on __________, ________, and __________ Hitler _________________ Allies _______________ from both sides US ________ to let Red Army ________ Berlin Hitler orders ______________ of Berlin – __________ Russians commit ________ – revenge Hitler commits _______ in his bunker