1. Taking Back Europe

2. Hitler conquered most of Europe…

3. Allied Leaders: Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin
Great Britain: Winston Churchill
United States: Franklin Roosevelt

4. : Turning Points
Until 1942, there was a long string of Axis successes in Europe and the Pacific
The Allied priority was defeating the Axis in Europe first
In 1943, the Allies defeated Axis forces in North Africa, which allowed them to attack Italy directly
The invasion of Italy helped to weaken the Axis Powers

5. Battle of Stalingrad
In the East, German troops failed to advance any further after the Battle of Stalingrad
Russians bitterly defended the city, named after Stalin, and fought in the streets and houses of Stalingrad
After this battle, the Soviet army went on the offensive and drove the Germans out of the Soviet Union entirely

11. Preparing for D-Day
The Allies had been bombing German cities, but had not yet tried to invade Nazi territory
Stalin wanted Churchill and Roosevelt to open a second front in Western Europe to take pressure off of his army
For over a year, the Allies planned the D-Day invasion, an amphibious attack on Nazi- controlled France

13. Fjord  long, narrow arm of sea bordered by steep cliffs
Disembarkment to go ashore from a ship
Artillery battery  two or more pieces of artillery (mounted projectile-firing guns) used for combined action
Anti-aircraft emplacement  artillery used against enemy aircraft

16. "Into the Jaws of Death U. S
"Into the Jaws of Death U.S. Troops Wading through Water And Nazi Gunfire"

21. D-Day: Success
Over a million troops entered France by August 1944 and Paris was liberated by the Allies
Hitler refused to surrender and ordered one last battle – the Battle of the Bulge – but the Allies won and closed in on Germany from the West (with the Soviets moving in from the East)
Hitler committed suicide on April 20, and Germany surrendered on May 8 – AKA V-E Day