1. FRIWED-FRI SEPT 13/15: DDAY, BULGE, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, BERLIN…
WW2 BATTLES: PART 2
FRIWED-FRI SEPT 13/15: DDAY, BULGE, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, BERLIN…

2. ALLIED VS. AXIS POWERS IN WW2

3. 4. Normandy: June-July 1944: Toward Unconditional Surrender:
On June 6, 1944—D Day—General Dwight Eisenhower launched the largest assault in world history; within a week, Allied soldiers, tanks, and other military equipment were sweeping east toward Germany.
4. Normandy: June-July 1944: Toward Unconditional Surrender:

4. D-Day: Preparation: WHAT IS THE “D” IN D-DAY? OPERATION OVERLORD
UTAH BEACH (U.S.)
OMAHA BEACH (U.S.)
GOLD BEACH (BRITISH)
JUNO BEACH (CANADIAN)
SWORD BEACH (BRITISH)

5. Weather Delay: June 5, 1944:
“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you.”

6. D-Day Landings: June 6, 1944:
Invasions began at 6:30 a.m. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture beaches codenamed Gold, Juno and Sword, as did the Americans at Utah Beach. U.S. forces faced heavy resistance at Omaha Beach, where there were over 4,000 American casualties. However, by day’s end, approximately 160,000 Allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches.

7. Victory in Normandy:
By the end of August 1944, the Allies had reached the Seine River, Paris was liberated, and the Germans had been removed from northwestern France, effectively concluding the Battle of Normandy.

8. 5. December of 1944: Battle of the Bulge:
LAST MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING WW2
: 3minute summary

9. Downhill to “Downfall”:
The winter of 1944 was the Nazis’ last assault.
It was called the Battle of the Bulge.
It failed.
Germany had no more hope.
By April 1945, Allies had crossed the Elbe River.
They were closing in on the capital of Berlin.

10. 6.Battle of Iwo Jima: Feb. 18, 1945-March 26, 1945:
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
U.S. vs. Empire of Japan
Island hoping
Attack of the Japanese Home Islands
American victory
3 min. summary

11. Okinawa: April-June 1945: BLOODIEST BATTLE IN PACIFIC DURING WW2
FINAL ‘GREAT BATTLE’ OF WW2
NICKNAME: “THE TYPHOON OF STEEL”
LOCATION: OKINAWA, JAPAN
ALLIED VICTORY
CHANGES= OKINAWA OCCUPIED BY U.S.
“THE PACIFIC”
“HACKSAW RIDGE”

12. Significance of Okinawa:
LAST MAJOR BATTLE OF WW2
LARGEST SEA-LAND-AIR BATTLE IN HISTORY
TOOK ALLIES 3 MONTHS TO SECURE A 60 MILE LONG ISLAND
¼ MILLION PEOPLE DIED IN A HELLISH LANDSCAPE OF GREASY MUD AND ROTTING CORPSES
SOME BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THIS HORRIFIC BATTLE THAT CONVINCED U.S. LEADERS TO FORCE JAPAN’S SURRENDER WITH A NUCLEAR STRIKE RATHER THAN INVADE ITS MAIN ISLANDS-WHY??

13. 7.Battle of Berlin: April 16, 1945-May 2, 1945:
IF TIME WATCH VIDEO…

14. “We will accept nothing less than the ‘unconditional surrender’ of the Axis powers.”
On May 2, 1945 the Soviets captured Berlin
Five days later, Germany unconditionally surrendered
Allies declared May 8, V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
BUT…..Now there is still Japan!....