1. Allied and Axis…we talk about them here...live…
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Allied and Axis…we talk about them here...live…

2. Quick Knowledge
* WWII is broken into theatres – Atlantic and Pacific (sometimes European and Pacific are used)
* Theatre-Greek origins meaning “boundaries” or stage
Allied Powers – USA, Britain, Soviet Union, France
Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, and Japan

3. United States of America
Dwight Eisenhower “Ike”
Atlantic (European) Theatre
Supreme Commander of Allied Forces
Planned the Normandy Invasion

4. Britain Bernard Montgomery North African Theatre
Jealous for not being selected Supreme Commander (Ike)
Defeated Erwin Rommel (Germany’s top tank commander/ field marshal)
Was given green light to enter Germany first due to political reasons

5. United States of America
General Douglas MacArthur (General of the Army)
Pacific Theatre
WWI Veteran, Bonus Army fiasco
Recalled to Army before outbreak of war
Escape from Philippine Islands and said, “I shall return”
EGO.
Responsible for the life of Japan post Atomic bomb
Oversaw surrender of Japan to US aboard USS MISSOURI

6. Nazi Germany Edwin Rommel “The Desert Fox” North Africa
One of Hitler’s most prized generals
Foreknowledge of assassination attempt on Hitler’s life…and said nothing…..Forced suicide
Defeated by Monty BUT it was Patton that scared Rommel

7. United States of America
George Patton
Northern Africa
European Theatre
MY FAVORITE
“May God have mercy on their souls, because I won’t.”
“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory”
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his”
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom”