1942-1944.  Soviet Union stop Germans at Stalingrad  U.S. cripples Japanese fleet at Midway  Allies move to offensive.

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 Soviet Union stop Germans at Stalingrad  U.S. cripples Japanese fleet at Midway  Allies move to offensive

 Longest continuous military campaign of WWII  German U-Boats travel in groups - wolfpacks  Convoy system & new technology allows Allies to gain advantage

 Germans are a threat in Africa  Allies need to protect Suez Canal

 American troops suffer losses but gain experience and win battles

 Gen. George Patton (U.S.) “Old Blood & Guts”  Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Germany) “The Desert Fox”  Gen. Bernard Montgomery (U.K.) “Monty”

 Churchill called Italy the “soft underbelly” of Europe  Patton & Monty lead invasion  Allies begin long push up Italian Peninsula