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Students will: 1. Describe the main battles of the North African and European Front and the battle ’ s contexts. 2. Analyze the battles and determine why the Allies won the war against Germany..

 GOAL: Germany wanted to destroy British Royal Air Force and then invade Britain

 How: “ Blitz ” attack on London; radar defense  Outcome: Allied win  Impact: Germany never invaded Britain; Hitler ’ s first failure; Allies bomb German cities

Elephant and Castle Tube Station during the Blitz

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 GOAL: control supply route to Britain U-boats sink 360 U.S. ships

 How: Britain used sonar and convoys; Germany used U-Boat “ wolf packs ”  Outcome: Allied win  Impact: Great Britain still got supplies from U.S.

 Create an illustration to represent the battle of the Atlantic.  Be able to explain it.

 GOAL: Italy wanted to take over British- controlled North Africa

 How: British and American forces trap Rommel ’ s Afrikan Korps  Outcome: Allied win  Impact: Afrika Korps surrender; Allies attack Italy from N. Africa

 Goal: take Axis Italy out of the war  How: Invade island of Sicily; use island to invade Italy

Introduced The DUKW (used in D-Day and Pacific)

 Outcome: Allied win  Impact: Mussolini overthrown and Italy surrenders

 Which campaign was more significant in your opinion - the War in North Africa or the Italy Campaign?  Be able to explain your choice.

 GOAL: German offensive to get transportation routes, steel, and city of Stalingrad “No retreat allowed.” Soviet leader Stali n German invasion forces: 2,700 planes, 3350 tanks, 3.3 million men in Operation Barbarossa

 How: ruthless room-to-room fighting; Soviets surround Germans  Outcome: Allied Win  Impact: turning point; Germans retreat from East Casualties – 1 million Soviets 250,000 German soldiers 91,000 Germans surrender

Describe the battle of Stalingrad in ONE word. Be able to support your decision.

 GOAL: liberate France from Germany  How: largest sea and land invasion ever

Invasion Force 700 ships 110, 000 Allied soldiers 23,000 paratroopers U.S. Casualties Utah 200 and 3 hours Omaha 2,500

 Outcome: Allied win  Impact: took beaches and began to retake France; Germany has to fight on 2 fronts

 GOAL: Germans attack in Belgium to stop Allies from reaching Germany  How: created “ bulge ” in Allied lines; reinforcements stalled offensive

 Outcome: Allied win  Impact: Germany on defense only; German defeat coming U.S. 77,000 deaths

Why were the Allies able to win the war against Germany? Explain.