1. World War II Europe

2. Background - 1942 Critical year Germany controlled W. Europe, N. Africa, and deep inside the USSR “Wolf packs” patrolled the Atlantic Sunk 8 million tons worth of allied supplies -- 25% of the USSR's.

3. Military Plans-Europe 1. Economic blockades of Germany & Italy 2. Air attacks on Germany 3. Peripheral strikes in the Mediterranean 4. Final direct assault on Germany

4. Berghof

6. Eagle’s Nest

8. Allied Turning Points in the War Battle of Stalingrad (Sept. 1942) First major Nazi defeat on land. Stalin wanted a 2nd front earlier

9. Allied Turning Points in the War North Africa -- Operation "Torch" - led by Gen. Eisenhower, Nov. 8, 1943 Prevented the Axis from linking up

10. Allied Turning Points in the War Italy - “Soft underbelly” June 4, 1944 -- Allies in Rome First capital city freed from Nazi control Nazis control parts of Italy until Spring 1945

11. Allied Turning Points in the War D-Day – Significance of battle: Second front established

12. Allied Turning Points in the War Battle of the Bulge (12/16/44) Last major offensive on U.S. positions in Belgium and Luxembourg

13. V-E Day Hitler commits suicide April 30, 1945 Germany surrenders unconditionally May 7, 1945