2. B. Europe 1. Jan 1943: Casablanca Conference a. Decide to defeat Axis Powers in Europe 1 st, then focus on Japan b. Churchill & FDR insist on policy of “unconditional surrender” for Germs

5. Random & Useless Allied “blitzkrieg” Allies used double agents & fake armies to fool the Germans Largest amphibious invasion in history Normandy had extreme tides, mined H2Os & no ports Allies brought in their own concrete harbors (mulberries) The Allies had 5,000 ships & 11,000 planes The Allies outnumbered the Luftwaffe 50 to 1 The casualty rate in the first waves was 80% 1 mill soldiers crossed the Normandy beach within 18 days D-Day (Operation Overlord)

6. 2. June 6, 1944: D-Day (Operation Overlord): Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France a. largest amphibious invasion b. Led by General Eisenhower

7. c. Normandy, France 1. Surprise: Germs thought attack would come at Calais 2. Third Army, led by General Patton, liberated Paris from German occupation 3. Allies sweep Germans out of France 4. Dec 1944: Battle of the Bulge: last German offensive

8. General George Patton

9. Random & Useless The first German serviceman killed in World War II was killed by the Japanese (China, 1937), the first American serviceman killed was killed by the Russians (Finland 1940), the highest-ranking American killed was Lt. Gen. Lesley McNair, killed by the U.S. Army Air Corps. The German submarine U- 120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet. Friendly Fire

10. Random & Useless At the time of Pearl Harbor, the top U.S. Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounced “sink us”), the shoulder patch of the U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division was the swastika, and Hitler’s private train was named “Amerika.” All three names were soon changed for PR purposes. The youngest U.S. serviceman was 12-year-old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded and given a dishonorable discharge for lying about his age. His benefits were later restored by act of Congress) World War II

11. Random & Useless Among the first Axis soldiers captured at Normandy by Americans were several Koreans. They had been forced to fight for the Japanese Army until they were captured by the Russians and then forced to fight for the Russian Army until they were captured by the Germans and further forced to fight for the German Army until they were captured by the U.S. Army. When the allied armies reached the Rhine River in Germany, the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal, from the lowest private to Winston Churchill and Gen. George Patton. War in Europe

12. 7 Future American Presidents Views of the World Were Formed by Their Service in World War II Every man who was a United States President from 1953 until 1993 wore a military uniform during WW2.

13. The Allies agreed in 1942 that their first military goal would be to defeat the Axis powers here Europe

14. This was the last German offensive attack before the Allies entered Germany Battle of the Bulge

15. This enabled the Allies to establish a base from which they swept the Axis out of France D-Day

16. At the conference here, it was decided that the Allies would fight until the Axis powers surrendered unconditionally Casablanca

17. This general led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation General George Patton