1. February 19, 2009 1.Why was Stalin mad at Churchill and Roosevelt? 2.What was Operation Torch? 3.Who was in charge of Operation Torch? 4.What happened at Stalingrad? 5.What happened to Mussolini?

2. D-Day 10.8.3

3. Victory in Europe May 1944 –England becomes staging area –3 million troops ready –Commanded by Eisenhower –Known as D-Day –Germans knew it was coming Did not know where Dummy Army Calais

4. D-Day June 6, 1944 –Operation Overlord Largest land and sea attack in history Allies take heavy casualties Sept 1944 –France, Belgium, Luxembourg liberated

5. Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944 –Hitler attempts to cut through allied lines Divide allies –Cutoff supplies –Last hope for victory Germany eventually had to retreat –No reinforcements –War in Euro. quickly draws to a close

6. Bombing of Dresden Feb. 1945 –Allies bomb Dresden No real military value Implement “Total War” –Creates FIRESTORM Temperatures reach 3,000° 135,000 die Total War –Meant to break the German spirit

7. Dresden Germany Dresden

8. End of War in Europe March 1945 –Allies move into Germany 3 million Allies march from SW 6 million Soviets march from E –Cold War un-officially begins

9. V-E Day April 30, 1945 –Hitler commits ritual suicide May 9, 1945 –V-E Day Germany officially surrenders

10. 1.How quickly after D-Day did WWII in Europe come to a close? 2.What does this indicate about the relative strength of the Allies versus the Axis powers? 3.What causes the Germans to finally surrender? 4.What was the purpose behind the fire bombing of Dresden Germany? 3/710.8.3 (Part 8) Victory in Europe