Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Memorial 1,177 crewmen lost their lives during the attack

Pearl Harbor December 7 th 1941 “A date that shall live in Infamy” Empire of Japan Attacked the US Navy trying to destroy the whole pacific fleet In little more than 2 hours Japanese military destroyed or damaged 18 American war ships Damaged or destroyed 300 military aircraft 2,400 Americans died and 1,200 wounded Crippled our Pacific Fleet

United States and the European Theater WWII Heroes and Horror

USA and WWII The European Theater

The Big 3 FDR United States Winston Churchill Great Britain Josef Stalin USSR/Russia Alliance between two democracies and one communist leader Uneasy alliance Meet several times FDR and Churchill become friends Unconditional surrender

Allied Forces United States of America Britain Australia France USSR/ Russia/ Soviet Union Plus several others Total 26 Nations

Plan of Attack First take Europe and then Japan Military Plan Economic blockades on Germany and Italy Air Attacks on Germany Peripheral strikes in the Mediterranean Direct assault on Germany

Stalingrad Might be the most important battle of the war First major loss for the Germans on land Destroys the German 6 th army Germany is in retreat from the east until the reach Berlin Stalin is angered because Allies did not help and the Russian took the brunt of this attack Lasts 5months 1 week and 3 days

Operation Torch 100,000 Allied troops enter into take North Africa Brits had been there since 1941 Gen. Eisenhower leader Turning point of the war First Front

Operation Overlord D-Day June 6, ,000 troops stormed 5 beachheads at Normandy coast 800,000 more men within 3 weeks; 3 million Causalities: 2,245 Allies killed 1,670 wounded Significance Established a strong second front ( Russia VERY happy) August 1 st 1944 Allies enter into Paris End of the summer Belgium, France and Lux. are liberated

D-Day

Battle of the Bulge December 16, 1944 Germans last major offensive move Move against US positions General George Patton 101 st Airborne Div. 80,000 US Troops killed Stopped Hitler’s Last gasp counter offensive

Victory over Europe January advancing toward Germany Attack Dresden with fire bombs killing 100,000 and destroying factories and rail lines April 1945 US approached Berlin form the west while Soviets come from the East Italian resistance collapsing Mussolini caught by Italian resistance and killed Hitler goes into a bunker and commits suicide Germany surrenders unconditionally May 7 th 1945

Movies On (Europe) WWII Band Of Brothers Saving Private Ryan Fury We were soldiers The Monuments Men King’s Speech Valkyire The Pianist Red Tails Saints and Soldiers The Imitation Game