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U.S. & ENGLAND WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER

MAJOR MILITARY LEADERS: GEN. GEORGE MARSHALL GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

1ST MAJOR DECISION DEFEAT HITLER FIRST....... ALL OUT AGAINST JAPAN (AFTER HITLER)

2 MAIN REASONS FOR THIS STRATEGY Germany might crush Soviets Once Germany defeated, Allies could join together & take Japan

ONLY ACCEPT "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" 2ND MAJOR DECISION? ONLY ACCEPT "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER"

SOME BELIEVE: AXIS FOUGHT HARDER & LONGER

ALLIES USE CONVOYS

LEAVES ATLANTIC COAST LARGELY UNPROTECTED --->MANY SUB ATTACKS

"POLAR BEAR ROUTE" TO MURMANSK

Scorched Earth Policy Was Successful SPRING OF 1942 Germans stall outside Lenningrad & Moscow Scorched Earth Policy Was Successful

GERMANS HEAD TOWARD OIL FIELDS IN THE CAUCASUS MTNS.

SOVIETS Counterattack in Nov. 42 SUMMER OF '42 HITLER ----> TOWARD STALINGRAD SOVIETS Counterattack in Nov. 42

Soviets Win Despite Heavy Losses 91,000 Germans Captured End of Jan. '43 (Orig. 500,000)

******************* TURNING POINT IN EASTERN FRONT *******************

Stalin Wants Allies to Open Western Front OPERATION TORCH November 8, 1942 Allies Invade North Africa

German Gen. Rommel & British Gen. Montgomery & Gen. Eisenhower

May 12, 1943 Axis Lose Africa & Mediterranean

Allies Attack Underbelly of Europe Italy Yugoslavia E. Europe

OCTOBER '43 - MAY '44 MAJOR BOMBING OF GERMANY

BY JUNE OF 1944, ALLIES HAVE 30:1 RATIO IN AIR SUPERIORITY

LARGEST LAND-SEA OPERATION OF ALL TIME OPERATION OVERLORD JUNE 6, 1944 LARGEST LAND-SEA OPERATION OF ALL TIME

BATTLE OF THE BULGE DECEMBER 1944 (due to major Pogonip)

Soviet & American Troops Meet APRIL 25, 1945 ELBE RIVER Soviet & American Troops Meet

APRIL 30, 1945 HITLER SHOT HIMSELF

MAY 7, 1945 GERMANS SURRENDER

V-E DAY VICTORY IN EUROPE MAY 8, 1945 V-E DAY VICTORY IN EUROPE