1. { World War Two D-Day and the Ardennes Offensive

2. The War in Europe  August 1942- February 1943: Battle of Stalingrad  September 1943: Allies invaded Italy  Allies were gaining momentum

3. Operation Neptune  Also called the D-Day Invasion  6 June 1944  Allied forces attacked Nazi- held France  160,000 British, American, and Canadian soldiers landed on French beaches  Largest amphibious (on sea and land) assault in world history

4. Operation Neptune  D-1: Intense bombing of German defenses along the coast  D-Day: Allied troops crossed the English Channel to French beaches  Allied losses: ~10,000 (Over 4,000 dead)  German losses: Estimated 4,000 to 9,000

7. Saving Private Ryan Omaha Beach Landing Scene  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RTzi5Vt7 w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RTzi5Vt7 w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RTzi5Vt7 w

8. Operation Overlord  25 August 1944: Paris liberated  30 August 1944: German troops withdrew across the River Seine

9.  16 December 1944—25 January 1945  Officially known as the “Ardennes Counteroffensive”  German plan: Break through Allied forces in the Ardennes Region; divide and surround them  Allies unprepared  American losses: 89,500 (19,000 killed)  British losses: 1,408 (200 killed)  Approximately 3,000 civilians killed  Huge loss for Germany  Failure of the original plan  Destruction of the Luftwaffe  German losses: 67,200—100,000 The Battle of the Bulge

20. Destruction of the Offensive

21.  6 June 1944—Operation Overlord (D-Day) begins  25 August 1944—Paris is liberated  16 December 1944--Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the Bulge) begins  7 March 1945—U.S. forces cross the Rhine River into Germany  20 April-2 May 1945—Soviets fight for control of Berlin  8 May 1945—Germany surrenders Timeline of Liberation of Europe

22. Battle of Berlin  1943-1945, Soviet Army pushed back against German forces  End of January 1945, Soviets were on German soil  Battle of Berlin: 20 April-2 May  Russian casualties: ~300,00  German casualties: ~800,000  https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=eDxCMuQhegs&bpctr=14247 50269 https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=eDxCMuQhegs&bpctr=14247 50269 https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=eDxCMuQhegs&bpctr=14247 50269

23. Hitler’s Suicide

24. V-E Day Celebrations