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Battles of World War II: Europe Libertyville HS

Phases of World War II - Europe

Maginot Line

Fall of France France considered the strongest military in world, before 1940 Defeated in 6 weeks Why? – Reliance on linear (static) defensestatic – Lack of tanks

The Battle of Britain

St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1940

The Battle of the Atlantic

Operation Barbarossa: German invasion of Soviet Union

Operation Barbarossa Germans Infantry: 4.3 million Tanks: 4,171 Artillery: 42,601 Airplanes: 4,389 Soviets Infantry: 3.2 million Tanks: 15,687 Artillery: 59,787 Airplanes: 11,537 German surprise was complete Almost 4000 Soviet aircraft were destroyed in first three days of the attack Germans advanced 300 miles in first week Germans captured or killed over 1 million Soviet soldiers by November, 1941

Stalingrad Pre war Stalingrad

Stalingrad: The Human Cost Siege was 199 days long Estimated 2 million casualties, combined Germans: 850,000 casualties (KIA, WIA, POW) Soviets: 1.1 million casualties + untold civilian casualties

Battle of North Africa

D-Day “Operation Overlord” Allied invasion of France – Beach landings in Normandy, France Beach landings – Paratrooper drop the night the troops hit the beachdrop General Dwight Eisenhower: Supreme Allied Commander After sharp combat, made it to Paris by August 1944

Battle of the Bulge: Dec Last German offensive of the war Assault through Ardennes Forest, in quiet sector with few allied troops Ardennes Forest Battle of Bastogne – Artillery Artillery – “Nuts” storyNuts