PAGE #8 RECLAIMING EUROPE

REMEMBER... What event brings the U.S. into this war? The U.S. brings fresh troops to the fight Who is the only allied country left standing when the U.S. enters?

U.S. JOINS THE ALLIES Britain was struggling throughout Europe and North Africa to hold back German advances Many believed that the Germans could not be stopped Allies begin by winning back the waters in the Atlantic by halting U-boat attacks

WINNING NORTH AFRICA STEP 1:

CONTROL NORTH AFRICA 1. In 1941 Germany was pushing deep into British controlled Egypt. 2. By 1942 U.S. helps British push back German offensive

RECLAIMING NORTH AFRICA 3. Hitler’s instructions were to fight to the death 240,000 German & Italians surrendered 4. Allied forces protect Egypt and begin to control North Africa by 1943

CASABLANCA CONFERENCE Churchill and Roosevelt Meet in Morocco Agree to deal with Europe first Will only accept unconditional surrender

CASABLANCA CARTOON

TAKE ITALY STEP 2

MOVING IN ON ITALY Allied forces move north into Italy Mussolini is removed from office in 1943 Germans rescue him and he is moved to the north

TAKING ITALY Fighting will continue until April of 1945 The allies finally capture Rome and break through the German lines Mussolini is shot and killed as he tried to cross the Italian border

THE SOVIET UNION STEP 3:

Hitler breaks alliance with Stalin in 1941 U.S. will send in supplies to help aid the Soviets A GERMAN CHANGE OF PLANS

GERMANY PUSHES EAST Germany continues advances into the Soviet Union The Allies will not send in troops to help Soviets The battles go back in forth until the Soviets get some help... Any Guesses??

IT’S COLD... GERMANS RUN OUT OF SUPPLIES & CAN’T ESCAPE THE WINTER Soviets push back and regain lost land by 1943

TAKE BACK WESTERN EUROPE STEP 4:

INVASION OF WESTERN EUROPE Allied Forces built up troop and supply lines throughout Kept “Operation Overlord” a secret Germany knew an attack was coming but did not where or when...

D-DAY... D-Day- June 6 th 1944 The Allied invasion along the French coastline Hitler does little to stop the effort by the Allies as he feared another attack

D-DAY MAP

TAKING BACK FRANCE General Patton uses a blitzkrieg to open a hole in German defenses in France Begins the liberating of France and continues the Allied push to Germany Liberated in August of 1944

HITLER’S LAST STAND The Battle of the Bulge: Winter 1944 Hitler getting desperate The Germans give one more huge push in between Luxembourg and Belgium (Bulge)

BATTLE OF BULGE OUTCOME Largest battle ever fought by U.S. army U.S. pushes Germans back one more time Germans lose over 100,000 in battle Nazi leaders realize that the war is lost

THE WAR ENDS IN EUROPE Soviet Forces take Berlin in April 1945 Hitler commits suicide on April 30, 1945 German troops surrender on May 8 th, 1945 The war is over in Europe What is still left for the Allies win?