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Under Eisenhower
250,000 Axis forces surrendered in N Africa
Led to fall of Morocco & Algiers
Twice as many Vichy French but victory in 2 days |
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Under Paton
Invasion of Italy |
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Horrific
Very close to Rome
Invasion of Italy |
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First Axis capitol to fall
Invasion of Italy |
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Development of Sonar & fast escort ships
Turns in our favor in 1943 |
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D-Day - Invasion of Normandy
Commanded by: Marshall & Eisenhower
Bluff at Calais - Germans thought we'd go there
Paris liberated 8/25/44
George Marshall was main strategist-British
Largest sea invasion in history |
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| Genocide-attempt to innihalate an antire population Auschwitz |
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Allies enter Germany
Final German counterattack
Ardennes region of France
200,000 Germans vs. 80,000 U.S.
Defense of Bastone: surrounded by Germans, Under McAuliff (U.S.), USAF could supply Bastone |
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FDR, Churchill, & Stalin meet to plan post-war peace Agreed:
-Russia would declare war on Japan
-Occupation of Germany
-Discussed an international peace organization (UN) |
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| Sea and air power were key vs land power in Europe Began with the Makin Islands end of '43 |
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Very important along with Guam
Could now bomb Japan |
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| **** Battle of Leyte Gulf **** |
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| Last, Largest, most important Naval battle in Pacific Disaster for Japan - no longer a threat |
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Six weeks of fighting
20,000 Japs killed
Famous picture on Mt. Suribach |
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Largest invasion force in Pacific
Kamikazes
Japanese counterattack
Bloodiest of war 44,000 U.S. causualties 100,000 Japs
*** FDR Dies - Truman's decision? *** |
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Allies demanded Japanese surrender
Japan refuses
Trueman gives OK |
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Paul Tibbets "My God what have we done"
Enola Gay <-- tibbets plane
** Followed by Nagasaki |
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